Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Una corte de rosas y espinas by Sarah J. Maas

465 reviews

xoxogossipgreen's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The first half of this book was slow and irritating, and I found myself frustrated with all the characters and their interactions. Half way through both Feyra and Tamlin get a personality transplant, and the second half (especially the last quarter) is a much more compelling read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I had heard about the book on TT as being a fairy smut novel, but this turned out to be a great disappointment. Not only for the laxk of smut, but it was an almost copy of The beauty and the beast (but fairy edition). I’m not a huge fan of fairies so if you don’t come into it with an adoration already, save some time and pick up another book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

haleyheart33's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

Listen....I don't know why this book interested me as much as it did. Like I was FULLY invested in Feyre and the fae boys. Also quite a bit darker and super gruesome towards the back half. I'm intrigued though to say the least...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

kittkat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

also die ersten 250 seiten dachte ich mir go girl, give us nothing…  das ist schon sehr weit im buch, dafür dass es sich angefühlt hat, als ob Maas den ganzen anfang einfach random ohne plan drauflos geschrieben hätte. ich sah da einfach keinen roten faden oder sinn hinter einigen szenen. es schien mir eher, als wäre der letzte drittel ihre main idea für die geschichte gewesen (vielleicht sogar erst das nächste buch) und den rest hat sie etwas willkürlich drumrum gebaut. 
ohne tiktok hype und süpps approval bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich nach 150 seiten weitergelesen hätte…

ABER ja das ende war schon viiiel lebhafter und spannender. ich hatte meinen spaß und es war duechweg easy zu lesen. gute unterhaltung auch für zwischendurch, wenn man noch eine hausarbeit schreiben muss und eigentlich keine zeit hat 🌝.

ich muss aber auch sagen… es war INSANE!! wie oft verschiedene charaktere erbrochen haben. definitiv trigger warnung, mir wurde schon öfter selbst schlecht 🤧.

UND die trials sind auch etwas zu kurz gekommen v.a. im vergleich zum langsamen start, das war echt schade.

ich freu mich auf jeden fall auf das nächste buch und glaube schon fest daran, dass es sich allein dafür gelohnt haben wird, dieses erste buch zu lesen :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Slavery

Minor: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

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

5.0

This book got me on a chokehold plot twist after plot twist. It was a bit slow for me at first but the second half??? Gut wrenching. Absolutely cannot wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, War, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

woseisme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

sunnyphantic's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

0.5

horrifically bad. the characters are nonsensical, the pacing is awful, the romance is laughable, the "sexy" scenes are LAUGHABY BAD. the action scenes are fun. don't read this if you want to engage with anything in a meaningful way. this should've stayed in the drafts for at least three more iterations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Grief

misspeachii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Torture

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Slavery, Vomit, and Death of parent

lolasbooks12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

queermothman's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

I first read this book in May 2015, around the time it first came out. I then read the rest of the trilogy as those were releasing. Never read the novella and beyond.

I remember this installment being the worst (to me), and that still holds true in 2025. I just do not like Feyre in this story. She irritates the everloving piss out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Death of parent