Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

31 reviews

mykingdomforabookworthreading's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Child death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship

selestre's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective slow-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Cursing, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: War, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

coris_bookshelf's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: War

beebowbabe's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Had me giggling and licking my feet the whole way through a pretty tense point in this series lol. 💛💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming

None of the abuse is done by the main characters. The suicidal thoughts are in the past.

ladymiya's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Self harm

itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

Controversial, but I think this was the best book in the series.

As in the most well written. 

I loved how it was structured, and how JLA explored mental health, trauma, recovery, and worthiness through Casteel, and I felt myself relating to him a lot in this book, and I was in tears a few times because certain passages felt like a callout. In a good way, because it made me think about how I treat myself, and why certain passages were triggering for me.

If you are just here for more or Poppy and Cas and finding out what happens next you won't enjoy it, and I think that's why people dislike it. But if you approach it as a look into Casteel's mind, vulnerability, trauma, and healing its a wonderfully well written book, and an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction

I really want to emphasise the Mental Illness, Self Harm, and Suicide trigger warnings. I dont know if I was just really vulnerable while reading, but these topics hit me very hard, and I'm normally able to deal with them very well. They are addressed with care and sensitivity, but if you have gone through this they will be extremely relatable, at least they were for me

potalian's review

slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Kidnapping, War, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, and Torture

to_the_stars_who_listen's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I liked how we got a condensed version of From Blood and Ash but from Cas's viewpoint and how it was presented to us.  I'm just not sure how I liked it as a book within the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

itsmaddiebauer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

I appreciated seeing Casteel’s perspective of the first books events. THAT BEING SAID this could have been a bonus chapter? Or maybe make it a different short story in different editions of the book. I know the series is decently long with a ton of twists and turns. Having a reminder of their history and the first book is nice because I read it so long ago but my goodness. This could have been a novella? Or special edition whatever. 

What I did like -
I enjoyed the moments between Cas and Kieran. I was looking forward to the present time moments just for them. I wish we had bits and pieces of Kieran’s POV because I want to get into his head and see what he’s thinking and feeling. 
I want more Cas/Kieran moments. I want to see more of their relationship. I want some of their past relationship and what it’s evolved to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual content

katie_thrives's review against another edition

medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

This was not it for me. When I first started reading, all I could think was “oh no, she was contracted for another book to come out and had no new ideas and…here we are.” I hoped I would change my mind but…

I did not.

This was just book one and two of FBAA from the opposite perspective, with 2% new content in the last chapter. In most cases, this may endear the reader to the other character further, but tbh it actually made me like him less 😂

I know some readers crave these kinds of books (shoutout to everyone who asks for more early ACOTAR from Rhys’s perspective), but I am not that person. If I already know what happened, I have lost interest. I can infer feelings well enough from good writing, even from the non-POV character, so I don’t need a whole book on their thoughts and motives. But if that’s your thing, I guess you may love this!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse