Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

208 reviews

sophiena93's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

mariemart101's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite book of the a court of thorns and roses series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment

hades_astor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

Well worth the 900+ pages!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

ladypalutena's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

The first part of this book was really, really hard to get through. Nesta was one of my favorite characters in the second and the third book, and this book shows her journey through severe grief and PTSD following the events of the third book, when she sees her father die in front of her. 

It's hard to read the first half of this book, because I just want to shake Nesta and make her understand that everyone just wants to help her, but she's so stubborn and so unwilling to even try and get better that it's disgusting. 

A little more than halfway through the book, Nesta has a complete and utter mental breakdown on a journey and that's the turning point for the book. 

The pinnacle of this book is when

Nesta holds the archway on the Mountain against the Illyrian males who are also trying to climb the mountain after her.

I would have loved for it to end after the victory. 

However, that's not where it ends.

The whole book, Feyre is pregnant, and it's been stated that she will die if she gives birth, as Fae anatomy is not equal to Illyrian anatomy, and the child she is carrying has wings. After Nesta gets back from the Mountain, she has to deal with Feyre going into pre-term labor, the baby dying, and Feyre and Rhys both dying. It's graphic, and I should have just not read the book when I found out that Feyre was pregnant in the beginning and that she would supposedly die at the end. She doesn't, of course, because Nesta gives up her cauldron-stolen power to save them all, but it's frustrating. We didn't need this.

I wouldn't read the first half of the book again. I guess I'd start at Part 3, Valkyrie. And then I'd end after the Mountain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

theflamingbitchqueen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Sexual content, Death, Rape, Cursing, Murder, War, Alcoholism, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Pregnancy, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Alcohol

bookwormteacher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Torture

ursimae'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Addiction, Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Classism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

kawaii_rose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

lini_jh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-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

4.75

Nesta and her growth, grit and perseverance are why I give this a good score. How the other character's treated her was why I docked off marks, the other characters were judgmental and challenging to read about because of their attitudes towards Nesta. SPOILER: she should not have had to sacrifice so much for people who put her through hell as a way of showing her character development, that's simply not fair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Violence

the character who suffered an eating disorder was constantly scrutinized by many (including lover) yet objectified by lover as well.

hannahjones27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Again, my love for this book is so unexplainable. The emotions I feel, the love, everything is just beautiful. My favorite one in the entire series 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts