Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

171 reviews

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

**2023 REREAD**

I remember not really liking this book the first time around, but I must have been wrong because I really enjoyed that! The first quarter dragged a bit, but once the training really kicks in it’s a strong book with lots of healing and empowerment.

I will say, miss Sarah certainly likes to repeat herself. The amount of phrases that were repeated three times in a row was unnecessarily high. I know it’s a style choice, but I’m of the opinion that it’s a bit of a lazy one. There were a couple other writing things that bugged me (mostly in the spicy scenes) but that one was the one that would bring me out of the book every time.

Anyway, this is a Valkyrie stan account. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Confinement

raebae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gore, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Slavery, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Misogyny, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War

jadeilona_'s review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Torture, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Death, War, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

quietlex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I really hated Nesta throughout the beginning. The self sabotage and rock bottom spiraling was just too much. But it was all necessary, to watch her climb tooth and nail up that mountain to find true happiness: a chosen family, honest friends, and a burning love. I’ll always love a deadly powerful female ripping at the seams with unknown strengths; Nesta truly lived up to the title “Queen of Death.”

I do wish she was able to unleash herself and her powers more, and learn to hone them to become even deadlier. She finally begins to embrace her true self right when she offers up her stolen power back to the Cauldron. Also, what the hell happened with Mor and Eris! They keep alluding that someone different happened, that Eris isn’t actually this awful male that left his betrothed to die in the woods. 

I really enjoyed the friendships that blossomed between Nesta, Emerie, and Gwyn, their pure strength and determination that kept them together and pushing on. The love that they had for each other, no judgement, just acceptance and understanding. Exactly what Nesta needed, just as much as the other women needed it. They are the parallel to Rhys, Cassian, and Azriel. 


I’m upset she had to give up a portion of her powers to save Feyre and Rhys and the baby, despite understanding her reasoning. Not just to save them, but also the fact that she never wanted her powers, never really used them at all. I saw another review talking about how instead of a redemption arc, Nesta should’ve been given a villain arc. Really let loose and go feral with all that power of Death. She was truly unstoppable if she could’ve just kept training her magic. I wanted her to go Red Witch style, burning everything in her path with those icy flames of silver. Not give up before she’s even started. Especially not to use her one chance to alter herself with fleeing powers to change her womb for future winged babies. Barf boring lame. I figured one baby was enough pregnancy drama. At least it was only kept to a portion of the book, and we didn’t have to hear whatever insufferable narration would’ve accompanied from Feyre. Sorry but I don’t care about that kid, even if it’s supposed to be something insanely rare. No one even mentioned Mor’s friend being pregnant either. I just felt no connection to that storyline. I wanted Rhys to be High King, not turn into a diaper changing snore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, Confinement, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and War

izzy_grace2010's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness, Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

maggiemac23's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, War, Cursing, Confinement, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

 I really enjoyed Nesta's journey and the way it showed her working through trauma and PTSD and finding coping mechanisms and dealing with triggers. I loved the development of her friendships with the other girls and the development of her relationship with Cassian. But there is way too much graphic smut that is really not necessary at all to the plot. Things do not need to be described to be present, and it knocked the book down on the rating. While I personally prefer no description, I resignedly can gloss over a scene, but there were a lot and it really just got annoying having to skip forward to actual plot and character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, and Murder

jlyles_177's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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 of parent, Grief, Death, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

banscout's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

if there is one thing that sjm can do incredibly well, it is writing mental health, it is writing the worst lows that have no apparent end and how those lows do not have to be constant. how suffering does not have to be experienced alone. that all of it begins when you come to that grave realisation that something is terribly wrong, and that there is a life we are all worthy of experiencing. that there is hope, and that hope will guide us, through whatever it is that we battle. no battles are fruitless, and nesta is the embodiment of that. whilst trauma will lay upon us open wounds, those open wounds will one day scar. and those scars that may never fade with age will only be just that - scars. this book is a symphony for those who one day thought they'd never make it. but you did. there will always be another tomorrow. the sun will always rise again. so breathe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Excrement and Miscarriage