Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

473 reviews

kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wrote a longer review, but I decided to just keep it at:

Sarah J Maas seems to have named a minor male character Eris, like the greek goddess of discord. Very middle-schooler-one-babyname.com vibes.

Ultimately enjoyable, better written than the first, but still running on romance novel logic™.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, War, Cursing, Classism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Torture, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Infidelity

vicky_frusz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

La narración es más rápida de leer, los personajes tienen un buen crecimiento y la trama se desarrolla más equitativamente

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and War

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Murder

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was just wonderful. Rhysand was my favourite character from the first book and I just couldn’t love him more after this book. And Azriel — oh Azriel has my whole heart. It was a wild ride I’m so happy I took! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, War, Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

glund_01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Vomit and Confinement

juliiitschka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Child abuse, Vomit, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Classism, Colonisation, and Eating disorder

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I maintain I just cannot understand why this woman is obsessed with the phrase "gobbling down" as in, eagerly taking in the details of something. It makes me think the whole cast are, like, turkeys or something. Wild.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse

avacyn731's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

anikaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The fact that I read this book in 4 days either shows that I enjoyed it or that I was mentally unstable. It was probably both. 
The story and the romance and the dark villain turned hero trope really stole me. There were a lot of parts I could've done without (the toxicity of relationships, etc.) but I like that they explored the morally gray characters and how it isn't always what meets the eye. I love that Feyre is getting the character development she desperately needed.

I love that I was rooting for Rhys ever since the first book because Tampon always rubbed me the wrong way.

This book is what really got me into the series and is leagues above ACOTAR. 
I could go on and on about this book, not necessarily all good but it was overall, a really great read and I'd recommend it to readers who are trying to get out of a slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

treblemakeranna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexism

orakuruno's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

GOSHH I LOVE THE DRAMA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Death, Grief, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, and Animal death