Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

42 reviews

kjci's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed the individual novellas in this book. I'm excited to see how this story progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

imds's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Genocide, Rape, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, War, and Classism

k_dorner's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

OMG OMG OMG!!!!! This was such an adventurous and kickass view of Celaena before the Throne of Glass series.
 

I honestly thought this was going to be a smol Novella...like the average novella. This was a freaking tome🤣🤣🤣😭 over 12 hours long. I immediately switched over from the ebook and requested my library to buy the audio (thankfully they approved👏🏼🙏🏼). Without further ado, my ratings for novellas:

• the assassin and the pirate lord 5/10⭐
• The assassin and the healer 8.5/10⭐
• The assassin and the desert 10/10⭐
• The assassin and the underworld/underword (I've seen it spelled both ways but either way my rating does not change)...bump up in star b/c her and Sam kissed😘 4/10⭐
• the assassin and the empire 10/10⭐.... Sam🥺🥺🥺

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tea_rea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

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_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

dragonqueen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book makes the main character of Throne of Glass significantly more multidimensional. The Assassin's Blade is the perfect introduction to the world of Throne of Glass, providing backstory and emotional investment to a naturally unlikeable, deeply flawed character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

emmasbookshelf27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

I really liked this book. It was a great pace that kept me engaged (read in 1 day). I also found the characters cute and interesting. Overall enjoyed the fact that it gave both plot and character development. Excited to get into the next 7 books.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

axahean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder