Reviews tagging 'War'

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

171 reviews

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

Holy shit!! The last 50 pages man.. HOLY SHIT!!! 🤯 I have no words. I’m just in awestruck at everything that was revealed! And that ending!!! I cannot wait to start on book 3!!! Sarah J Maas has done it again. I love her books so much!!! I’m in awe!!! 🖤
I honestly don’t know what else to say without spoilers!! Just read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, War, Classism, Slavery, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Infidelity, Torture, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Confinement

Minor: Genocide, Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

ciara_fs98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved parts of this book. The character development is 💯 Bryce and Hunt being confirmed mates just made me happy. They really do deserve each other. Getting multiple POVs just enhanced the reading experience for me as you get both Bryce's and Hunts perspective on the rebellion. Seeing how Hunts failed rebellion haunts him and how worried he is for Bryce just pulls at your heartstrings. My one grievance with this book is the fact that the plot relies so heavily on Danika (that could change after HOFAS)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and War

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Death, Murder, War, Colonisation, and Violence

millie_mae22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Slavery, War, and Sexual violence

annamay1021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Confinement, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, and Misogyny

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-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: Violence, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and War

zoelisec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

THE ENDINGGGGGGGG!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Violence

deshanejt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Torture, Colonisation, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Infertility

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

I'm going to admit, the only reason I read this book is because I saw a spoiler for the next book on Instagram and I was curious. I needed to know how it worked! Though we don't get a lot of explanation there at the end, so I guess I'm going to have to read the next book, too.

My issue with this book is that, for me, it felt like the plot was all over the place. However, I'm not sure if that's becuase I don't remember what happened in the first book at all, or because the plot is actually all over the place. I'm still not actually sure what Bryce and crew were exactly fighting for, but it seemed important by the end.

This book is par for the SJM course in that it seemed spicier than the first book in the series. I'm expecting the next book to continue in that trend, honestly. If you enjoy fantasy romance (or "romantasy"), SJM is definitely one of the most popular. Also can be great if you're looking for a sort of introduction to the fantasy genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, War, and Slavery

howboutjane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Amazing from cover to cover. The last 200 pages will blow your mind.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, War, Torture, and Sexual violence

boyname's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, and War