Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Un Palais de colère et de brume by Sarah J. Maas

73 reviews

booitsbam's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

A lot better than the first book.
I was significantly less frustrated with the characters and overall plot, though I still have my qualms. 

I’m so glad we are away from Tamlin for the majority of the book, as I really did not like him in the first book and highly disliked his actions in the beginning of the second. I even extremely hate him for the last part of the book as well. I only really missed Lucien, but I was really surprised and upset by him a lot of the time he was in scene.

I really love all the new characters we’re introduced to from the Night Court; they all have their own motivations that feel realistic, but in our reality and a fantasy setting. They feel properly fleshed out for the most part. The relationships between each of them also feel plausible, along with how they came to be. 
The descriptions of the settings were pretty good and felt pretty immersive, especially since similar are often used in visual medias already so I could easily refer to something I’ve already seen to visualize the surroundings.
It’s not the best written thing I’ve read, but certainly a lot better than the first book, so that’s why I’ve rated it higher but not much higher than the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, War, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Misogyny, Torture, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

meyermz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Rape, Death, War, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Animal death, Eating disorder, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Blood

mmgreen23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Violence, War, Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture

itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Torture, Vomit, Sexism, Grief, Murder, and Classism

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, Blood, War, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Body horror, Classism, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Animal death, and Colonisation

samna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent

ziracrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism, Misogyny, War, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

"It'd just been a relief to think that for a moment, [Rhysand] might have been as lonely as me." - Feyre

Wow! How is the second book in the series better than the first? I did not expect any of what happened to happen. 

Rhysand was probably the biggest curveball for me. I didn't expect him to be so caring and

he sacrificed so much for his people and those close to him.

It was so heartbreaking when he talked about Under The Mountain, yet he still found time to be there for Feyre when

she was struggling with her nightmares.

I can't believe I would say this, especially after reading the entirety of book one, but

Fuck Tamlin, I could not believe him. From the beginning, he acted like he wasn't awake as Feyre puked her brains out!

The ending wasn't what I expected and I am shook on what will happen next! I think I might need a moment before I start the next book because I need to mentally prepare myself!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Classism

Minor: War, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Ableism

laramarshall'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Classism and Confinement

iconicavocado's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, War, Gore, Classism, and Torture