Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Una corte de rosas y espinas by Sarah J. Maas

31 reviews

evam34's review against another edition

challenging dark

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

1.0

Ich könnte betrunken im Halbschlaf ein besseres Werk verfassen.. Dieses Buch ist eine Hungergames x Schöne und das Biest Fanfiction (und nicht auf die gute Weise). Es gibt kein ordentliches Worldbuilding, Storytelling und Charakter Entwicklung. 
Feyre trifft nie eigene Entscheidungen, sondern die Geschichte wird von Ereignissen getrieben, sie ist eine passive Person. Sie monologisiert in ihrem Kopf ohne Ende und schafft es immer wieder, dass sich am Ende alles um sie dreht.. 
Sarah hatte die Chance eine spannende magisch mystische Welt zu erschaffen, doch das Worldbuilding ist inkohärent und unvollständig. Die Strukturen der Höfe werden nur oberflächlich beschrieben und haben wenig Logik. Es wirkt als wären die magischen Regeln der Welt beliebig, um die Handlung in eine bestimmte Richtung zu lenken (statt sie organisch wachsen zu lassen)
Ich hätte abbrechen sollen, als ich die Chance dazu hatte. Die Männer in diesen Büchern sind nur heiß und das entschuldigt anscheinend die Übergriffe und normalisiert/ romantisiert das agressive Verhalten gegenüber Feyre und wird als "Leidenschaft" dargestellt.
And what do you mean she is a 19-years looking immortal?? Das ist so widerlich, ihr "lover" sieht Mitte Ende 20 aus... stop normalizing this omg. 
Die Reihe hat absolut nicht sein Potential ausgeschöpft. Man hätte soviel Möglichkeiten gehabt, ohne toxische Beziehungsmuster, problematische Romantisierung und schwache Schreibweise. Interessante Idee, schlecht umgesetzt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and War

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

echolliot's review against another edition

Just too painful to keep going - cliche, trite, and honestly just really badly written. I couldn't plough through with this garbage Beauty and the Beast reimagining. And the horrible, abusive "romance" stuff made me want to throw my phone away. Don't bother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

highleyginger's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book could have been better, not in terms of plot, that I was fine with, but in terms of character actions, and the author desperately needing a GOOD editor.

If I have to read the phrase "lazy smile" again in this series, I'm likely to throw myself into the abyss. A thesaurus would be a very advantageous resource for this author and an editor willing to point out the gross overuse of certain phrases.

Outside of the complaints about unfortuately typical YA romantic toxic relationships, and lack of character diversity, it does have a feeling of being a reimagined Beauty & the Beast but in a Fae world to explain the magic. Unlike Beauty & the Beast, our main character has a stubborn streak that is spiteful to the point of self sabotage.

She does have character growth with her stubborness and her "oh woe is me" attitude does improve. She begins to take time to understand those around her, especially of her dysfunctional family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

2blueshoes's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

I struggled with this one. Interesting world building, and quite a few surprise plot twists that kept me guessing. However the heroine was frustratingly lacking in self reflection and reads very, very young. The “love” story feels more like Stockholm syndrome. There are also quite a few problematic consent moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Excrement, and Grief

Minor: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

moonrosemother's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

0.5

Many plot holes, character development was next to none except for the main female character, the author has over described and under described parts, all characters seem to be white so there's no diversity at all. 

The author hasnt learned about any of the hobbies of the main character; the mc is a painter and hunter; yet the mc will often say to herself: "i dont know the name of the colour, so i will keep it for later", while it is true that not everyone knows the names of colours, SJM could still have described them better.

SPOILERS:

The MC's family starts off as having lost lots of wealth and were living in a shack having forced the MC to hunt for food, and the family (except MC) was in denial of it, even after 8 years and expected the MC to care for them. However, while MC was under the "care" of her kidnapper, the kidnapper gave the mc's family more wealth that they had before, thus the family learned nothing.

 

Adittionally

One of the characters towards the end while shown that he could torture the minds of fae and humans, sexually assulted the MC, however this was thrown in at the END of the book, thus seeming to have not been thought out at all.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

All in all, could have been written or even edited better.

plethora's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Is all of media conspiring to groom its young femme readers?

Yet another teen girl manipulated into a romantic relationship with an immortal 500 year old man.

. Ick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

janamichelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

This is a very mixed review - I started it as a hate read, so I could properly roast it. But I wound up devouring the book, really. It is essentially beauty and the beast meets twilight, with a double scoop of toxic relationships on top. 

The MC is incredibly bland and at first none of the plot or relationships made any sense. I had a LOT of eye rolling and it wasn't until the end that I realized that MC is bland for a REASON. Having  a blank canvas character allows the reader to project themselves into the story more easily...which is probably why people like it so much. Yearning, romance, sex - its all much more fun when you can imagine your self as the recipient. 

And for that the book did its job. Its a wonderful YA y/n self insert self indulgent book. The spice level is pretty low - the 1.5 scenes were short, laced with metaphors and not particularly racy. But I come from the land AO3. 

The plot was kind of weird, especially the last third with the trials. It seems the second and third books are better BUT i will not be reading them because there are more compelling love stories with muh better sex, slow burn and enemies to lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

nixicat1's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.5

A beauty and the beast retelling, with problematic romantic relationships and clunky writing and pacing. Consits of domineering men constantly taking away the female protagonist's agency, overly simplistic villans, overbearing "chosen one" narrative, and an inconsistent main character. Only positive is unique and creative world building. Mild spicy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Genocide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Protagonist is regularly drugged by "romanitic" interest