Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

214 reviews

timbsy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

prettynerdy3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

bookswithsara8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

paigeinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

jdromsky's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

I was very wary of this book at the beginning only because I was not a huge Nesta fan when I started. Now she is one of my absolute favorite characters in the series, in life, in everything! She is a powerful female protagonist both physically and mentally. And she achieves that power by choosing to face and overcome her own faults (and embracing all the challenges that come with that). It was incredibly refreshing to read a book that contained so much romance and so much female choice and self-empowerment.  Loved!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping

shellanor_rigby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

raquelreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Addiction, Death, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence

Minor: Rape, Violence, and Death of parent

acamrani's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia and War

focuses on character development of nesta!

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Loved this so much, I finished it and read it again right away - first time I've done that. But I'm almost ready to read it again now... just a huge fan of this book!

Aside from this being deliciously spicy (would give a 4/5), the story here really spoke to me. Like the first trilogy, this is a story of healing from trauma, both childhood trauma as well as trauma caused by recent events.

Nesta really struggles with the fact her body was violently changed against her will. Some discussions of ACOSF liken this to a rape, and I'm not sure I would go that far, but it is definitely physically violent.

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I especially liked Nesta's development because it resonated with me a lot: the poisonous isolation she puts herself through, alienating everyone around her and keeping her distance, the lack of self-confidence and self-respect, etc. This all is a really accurate description of what some people experience. The fantasy part - to me - is having Cassian at her side, who never gives up and helps her through this, regardless of what she throws at him. I'm pretty sure, in real life, there is a limit to what people will tolerate, but here there doesn't seem to be.

Obviously, that is the magic of the mating bond.

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I could go on and gush about this for a while yet, but let's just say: If you like your fantasy tropes, but maybe are struggling with isolation and trauma recovery yourself, I think this will resonate with you. I found it pretty inspiring. 5 stars every time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jessrebound's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief