Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Heredera del Fuego by Sarah J. Maas

98 reviews

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Omg! Did this series get REALLY good!!! Sarah J Maas seems to start her series off simple with minimum characters & world building & their good. But once she’s a book or 2 in, she like let’s loose! Quadruples the amount of characters, makes the world so much bigger, and just lets all the drama and problems unfold. & I have to say it is a brilliant strategy. You don’t necessarily get fully hooked to the story in the beginning, but she’s not throwing a lot of stuff at you at once. If I started this book without having already known some of the characters, I don’t know if I would have been able to follow along and remember who all the players are. But having been brought into the story slowly, I followed it so easy, and I am thankful for that!
This book was incredible! I can’t wait for the rest of the series & to hopefully meet even more amazing characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, Cannibalism, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, War, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Body horror

Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, and Drug use

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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

3.5

While attempting to figure out how to stop the King's power, Aelin must go to the last remaining land of the Fae and face her aunt. 

I found most of the book very slow paced, until like like 70% mark or so. Aelin's training became tedious really fast. I get that there was a big focus on building her and Rowan's characters and relationship, but it was so repetitive. 

Around the 80% mark, I finally started to actually like Aelin. Yes, she has always been badass and resilient, but she has also always been so whiny and bratty. Finally, she started to come into and embrace her own power. She started to act like the Queen she is: a force to be reckoned with. 

Rowan was an ok character. Pretty stereotypical fae male. I did really like his and Aelin's banter and the arc of their relationship in this book. I think he has the potential to be an interesting addition to the series. 

There were SO many POVs and jumped around so much, that I kind of lost interest in some of the storylines after a while. It felt like a bunch of stories ripped apart and thrown together. Each should have been their own novella. I feel like I would have been more interested and invested in the characters. Aelin, Rowan, Dorian, Chaol, Manon, Sorscha... Am I missing any? It's a lot. 

I think that the Chaol and Dorian plotlines fell flat for me.  The only bright spot for me was the the addition of Aedion. I cannot wait to see the chaos that will reign when he is ruined with Aelin. 

Manon and the witches were another interesting addition. I am excited to see where their storyline goes, especially with the addition of the wyverns. 

Tropes: fantasy, magic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

gutenmorgenjana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Slavery, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and War

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

I really loved Rowan and Aelin’s relationship and felt it was a nice change of pace compared to her past relationships in the books so far. 

I’m sooooo irritated that Soracha died, Aedion and Dorian have been captured, and yet Chaol gets to leave to find her???? Chaol sucks, like he is actively the person I care least about and now he’s in charge of saving them????? Can’t wait to see how that goes bc it’s giving redemption arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death, and Blood

laceylove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Genocide, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Blood, Self harm, Abandonment, Cursing, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Racism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

eberzy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Blood, Grief, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Animal cruelty

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Minor: Mental illness and Slavery

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

I felt like the beginning of the book dragged a bit, but as always with sjm books the second half of the book was a whirlwind. I thought the progression of the story was interesting, and am eager to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gore, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Deadnaming, and Animal death

sarahslays's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.75

I'm crying 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide