Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

145 reviews

hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

this was really good i think the first half was a bit slow but only because it was developing the characters and the storylines, the second half picked up so much and was so eventful the trauma these characters have been through already and its only the fourth book.. very happy to meet rowan he was a bit freaky at first but thats okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Torture

Moderate: War and Vomit

frog4earth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

ugh okay it is SO hard trying to not give this 5 stars but after sitting with it for a while i had to take a half star off just because of how slow the beginning was. however, once it picked up, i got SO sucked in i read a huge chunk of it in a night. i love rowan and aelin’s friendship, and i am so happy Chaol is getting his redemption arc 🤩 so proud of my boy fr. but what the king did to Sorscha in the end MANNN WHAT THE HELL. i sobbed :’) anyways i look forward to continuing the series after i take a short break with a short memoir im reading :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

adrianah14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I believe this might be my favorite so far. Watching Celena work through her trauma was just as heartbreaking as it was cathartic. 
My only qualm, was the switch between POVs. It did throw me an off once in a while because I would be so invested in that current story and then I’d be swiped away to something else. I did think it helped paint the picture but man was this book good. I loved how SJM was also able to tie together so many small moments from the other books and Celena’s past to end with such a bang. It was truly a great book with wonderful character development, world-building, introduction to new characters and spaces, and overall the build up of this powerful enemy. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

itsaas_r's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, and Death

klbrewington's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

The other books were worth reading to get to this one. Couldn’t put this one down. Can’t wait to start the next!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My favourite entry in the series so far. The fantasy and worldbuilding is much more mature than in the first two books. While the pacing sometimes faltered a little bit with the array of characters going back and forward, the widened scope and perspective was welcome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Torture, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, War, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Slavery and Vomit

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

csmoke85's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

noetical's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Blood, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, and Gore

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

This series really hit its stride with “Heir of Fire.” I think I was intrigued but not fully sold on Throne of Glass until this book, but HoF is immensely satisfying and weaves together a lot of interesting,  it seemingly disconnected, storylines. I’m curious to see how things will continue to develop as this book also did a lot of set up for some major battles to come. HoF definitely had its slow moments, but interspersed with some good action, as well. I do think that the majority of this book is setting the stage for bigger things, and it did so well. I love how you’re getting to see all the characters develop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and War

Minor: Vomit