Reviews tagging 'War'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

156 reviews

spredmore's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

kriti's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Vomit

charhollyx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

Wow.
I read this as a tandem read with tower of dawn and, wow. 
SJM really demonstrates her absolute, flawless ability to create slow-burning intrigue in this one. The plot twists, surprises and reveals were ALL so details, thoroughly thought out and perfectly written. 
As usual, the start was a little slow but once things started kicking off, in true SJM style, they started KICKING OFF!!

that ending broke my heart. Aelin being taken and the found family being firmly sealed was EVERYTHING I wanted from this book. I am so excited to see them all come together for the last book on the battle field

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

bookish_gremlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and War

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

hands down my favorite book of the series. this book was fantastic, full of action and with a big set of characters all somehow connected to each other. 

the whole second part of this book was just… shocking. Aelin burning 500 iliken, Elide Fenrys Gaveiel and Manon (+ the thirteen) allying with Aelin, all the other allies Aelin summoned and that all showed up, the many reveals about what’s has to happen in this war and how it has to happen just leave me with so many questions i cannot wait to have the answer to.

 
Kingdom of Ash is gonna be real epic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Body horror, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This might be my favorite book of the whole damn series so far. What a rollercoaster of emotion…and that ENDING?! Wow. 

How can I write this review with no spoilers? The character development and travels across the world of Erilea alongside our beloved characters was incredible. 

Aelin is back, sassy as ever (of course) and has big plans up her sleeve to secure her throne as queen and the world’s fate. Every character has hidden mysteries of their own entangled with the adventures they must go on together. Buckle up, because you’re along for quite the ride. 

This. Book. Was. So. Good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

signebrum's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jen1804's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

April 2022: Loved this book. I read it in tandem with Tower of Dawn and whilst the tandem read had its pros, I do kind of wish I’d read them separately. 
I loved all the different perspectives from the different characters and how all of their journeys converge. 
There is some beautiful writing in this book and some absolutely incredible moments, giving me goosebumps, out loud laughs and exclamations.
The ending of this book especially is so emotional and the hideous cliffhanger punches you right in the gut after all Aelin’s plans so deliciously come together. 
I am so here for the character development and character arcs this book offers up and all the various romantic storylines going on. 
This is a book that really ties everything together in the most epic way after 5 books of world and narrative building and it was all just so *chef’s kiss*.
Satisfactory ending? Yesss a cliffhanger, we love a cliffhanger.

March 2023 re-read: UGH. I LOVE THIS BOOK. I would give more than five stars to this masterpiece if I could. I laughed, I exclaimed and I sobbed in all the same places that I did when I read this the first time around, and the goosebumps I felt were just as mind blowing as they were then. What I would give to read this for the first time again - oh my goodness.
I read this independently from TOD this time and I think it paid off in all the best ways. Sooo much good stuff in these 689 pages, I will never stop recommending and will probably read many more times in my lifetime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

readergonewilde's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail