Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Wenn ein Stern erstrahlt by Sarah J. Maas

7 reviews

eabecker05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Torture, and Child abuse

Minor: Addiction and Bullying

bookishbakesco's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

2.5

I said I wouldn’t read this after the train wreck that was CC1, but alas, I succumbed to the peer pressure of needing to know the surprise ending. 

Full disclosure: I should have just looked it up on the internet.

Look, I am a massive fan of both ACOTAR and TOG. But this series makes my brain melt. 

CC2 is even more bloated and convoluted than the first. There are subplots that have no purpose in moving the narrative forward, the two main characters are the worst in all her series, and I am so over the Bond Villain style evil plan reveals at the end. 

There are also so many phrases used in this book that make me cringe. Particularly when it comes to the spicy scenes

(ie. balls tightening? For arousal? Someone, please tell her that, anatomically, that is just NOT a thing 🫠)

- it just brings you out of it. 

That being said, I’m giving this 2.5 stars because I didn’t feel the need to DNF, I liked the fact we got to see from other (better, more rounded) side characters’ perspectives, even if they were ALL male, and ultimately, because the ending will make me read on. 

I have zero willpower.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Drug use, Addiction, and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence

marleywrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: War and Slavery

georgiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow I enjoyed this so much - learning more about their world and getting to know more about so many characters! 

AND THE ENDING OMG I CANNOT WAIT AHH WORLDS COLLIDE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Slavery, War, and Child abuse

Minor: Addiction

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, War, Blood, Police brutality, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Child death, Cannibalism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

potatoreader26's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

So I really do love this series, just can’t give it 5 stars because it didn’t absolutely rip my heart out like HOEAB did (the first in the series). Still really great, though I will say it felt like some things were thrown in there either just to juice it up or because SJM was going in a different direction originally and had to change. I will say the ending had me rereading it about 20 times and I will admit I screamed when I finally managed to put the book down.

I do feel a little like some of the things with Danika was just pulled out of thin air and had no basis formed in the first book. It felt like her being “secretive” was the reason for everything and there wasn’t any “oh yeah x makes  sense cause of y”, you know?

Super excited for the next one, just hope that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

I haven't decided on an overall rating because I fucking HATE the ending so much. The very last chapter is fucking stupid. Negative stars from me. NEGATIVE.

The rest was fine. But my enjoyment from it is basically null because of how much I do not like the ending.

Rep: Fat half-fae half-human white cishet female MC, BIPOC angel cishet male love interest, Black sapphic fawn female side character, sapphic female side character, sapphic BIPOC witch side character, side MLM pairing, sapphic female side character, several BIPOC side characters.

CWs: consensual sexual content (graphic, multiple scenes), violence, blood, death, cursing, torture, war, slavery, murder, gun violence, alcohol consumption, injury/injury detail. Moderate: past mentions of physical child abuse, colonisation, confinement, genocide, drug use, addiction, misogyny, sexism, sexual violence, sexual assault. Minor: mentions of possible infertility (never confirmed), trafficking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Blood, Death, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, War, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Addiction, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility and Trafficking