Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

13 reviews

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual violence, Confinement, Grief, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Slavery

tupeloallie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Fire/Fire injury, War, Cursing, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery, Gore, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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 book was so good, each book in the series just keeps getting better. The first half of the book was definitely a slow buildup but the ending is definitely worth it. I'm excited to see how this series wraps up in the last book.

Reading this one in tandem with Tower of Dawn was definitely a good way to take in the story for me. I would have been disappointed to have to read a whole other book in between this and the last book before the story progressed at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Kidnapping, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, War, Violence, Confinement, Body horror, Abandonment, and Torture

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Toooooooooooooooooo longggggggggggggggg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Death

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

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

The ONLY reason I did not give this book a 5 star rating is because the majority of the book was very slow. Of course in Sarah J Maas fashion, the last 100 pages were INSANE!!! I was literally talking out loud to myself because I was in such disbelief. There was NO WAY I could have predicted what happened in the end. I have to read the last part of Tower of Dawn in order to finish the tandem read, but WOW. What another great installment in the Throne of Glass series. All I can say is screw Lorcan and Maeve!!! Aelin is the strongest character I have EVER known in any series, and that is an understatement. I cannot even imagine what SJM has in store for the last bit of TOD and Kingdom of Ash!!!!! WOW!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and Violence

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

imds's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

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, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: War

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment