Reviews tagging 'War'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

135 reviews

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: War

rileypruyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Torture, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: War

karleevoelp'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

5.0

I think I've said this every book, but THE BEST ONE yet. I get emotional when I read, but it takes a lot for me to actually CRY. Ever since reading ACOTAR, I knew that there would be a point where I cried in this series and I was waiting for it. IT HAPPENED HERE.

You would never catch me dead doing the tandem read *sorry* but I do understand why that is appealing to people based on where this book leaves off. BUT, since I know what Tower of Dawn is about, I was already mentally prepared to be left on a cliffhanger for another book and I am okay with that. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Slavery and Sexual content

cranberry101's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

(full review maybe coming soon but these are my initial thoughts once finishing)

again. aelin is doing all of this and no one puts 2 and 2 together. i think ms. maas wants us to think that aelin is some sort of super genius for all of this, but it just makes me think that everyone else is an idiot.

also fireheart this fireheart that, is aelin the leader of thunderclan? is rowan her graystripe or her sandstorm? too many questions.....

this is honestly so ridiculous and unbelievable how is she doing all this. next thing is harry potter is gonna apparate in the next book and say that he owes aelin a life debt too.

  also kinda shitty of lorcan to do that but he's hot so i would maybe forgive him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: War, Vomit, and Torture

kathrynok'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

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Content Warnings

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

cayleybp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, and War

Minor: Animal death

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.75

Did a Tandem read

which i highly recommend because tower of dawn is alittle slow

, so this is for both "Empire of Storms" and "tower of dawn".  A great story that ends on a cliff hanger

that breaks your heart

there is so much left to do for there being only one book left im not sure how I feel about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Miscarriage, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Again: Did a Tandem read so some of this might be from "Empire of Storms" or "tower of dawn". A woman has a stillborn birth, and for the "failure" of that she is branded and left for dead. Another woman is whipped and imprisoned inside a box.

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Ableism, Abandonment, Sexual content, Body horror, Death of parent, War, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Genocide, Child death, and Rape

fiercereadsfiction's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, War, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Vomit