Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

324 reviews

kay_shea22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

I had my reservations but I’m so glad I stuck it out, prob one of my favorites of the whole series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Rape

rosiem1998's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Blood

razzledazzlez's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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 content and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Torture, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

bubblebot's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

why couldn't they just call the babe a baby. like everytime i read that word: cringeee.

also i think the ending was hurried. like briallyn was this big looming presence but in the end she was present for like one chapter. sjm just needed a villain for nesta to conquer.

loved nesta's journey. although her beating depression with meditation was annoying. because i know it hasn't worked for me so im jealous she was able to do that. ah yes, and with rigorous exercise. sjm's take on healing depression is this book basically. have a good book, train, meditate and have friends. oh yeah and kill a couple of people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Kidnapping

kinca1d_j8nna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

This book was emotional, and hopeful for those of us who have ever felt powerless. I love the strong female characters with the hearts of the broken and the determination of the warriors before them. I also loved getting to delve further into the “cold” oldest Archeron sister Nesta! I wanna be a “Valkyrie” so bad! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Death of parent

hannahfitz's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

Very different from the other books in the series in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War

clairejoanmarie's review against another edition

hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Medical content

maddyford's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

Look, I’m not gonna lie, when I found out that this book was going to be centred around Nesta, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it that much. I didn’t feel like I could root for her initially, probably because she reminded me of someone in my life who hurt me. However, she totally grew on me, I grew to understand her more and I really loved the journey she went on. I felt emotional about it all really.
I already loved Cassian and this book just made me understand and love him more. 
Only criticism really is that the ending felt rushed. It was kind of a slower read for me compared to the other books but the last few chapters - SO MUCH HAPPENED! I would’ve maybe liked less stairs and more depth on these later chapters but really I’m just being picky. A really emotional, dark, inspiring and contemplative addition to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail