Reviews tagging 'Torture'

La espada de la asesina by Sarah J. Maas

131 reviews

em_chata's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.5

This book literally broke my heart in half after I finished Heir of Fire. I will never emotionally recover from this. I love this book, but I don’t think I could read it again just because of the emotional toll it took on me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture and Murder

wavephase's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Grief, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: War, Slavery, and Trafficking

chelslynn5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Vomit

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Torture and Violence

aammeess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Trafficking, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gaslighting, War, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

nitecrtlvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wouldn’t read this book before Throne of Glass unless it’s your second or third time reading it. To avoid any spoilers with the series. It makes more sense in this case to read it after Heir of Fire; that way the short stories in the Assassins Blade is fresh and helps explain certain characters that are introduced later in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Torture, and Death

readabookortwo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Assassin & The Pirate Lord 
I have always really loved this story, it links to later in the series with Rolfe plus it introduces Sam who I absolutely adore! It also gives you more look into what Celena is really like, how much she really cares plus you see the first developments on her relationship with Sam.

- The Assassin & The Healer 
This is and always has been my FAVOURITE story in AB. Yrene is such an incredible character and knowing how she comes into the story later makes me appreciate this more!! Chaol is my absolute favourite and knowing Celena is like an invisible string between him and Yrene makes me want to cry, I also love how much Celena inspires Yrene and how much she appreciates her it just makes me really cry.

- The Assassin & The Desert 
Again, although this one is a bit longer, I really like this story. I like the plot of it, how fast paced it is and also again how it links to later in the story. Theres high stakes towards the end and even though I know how it ends, it makes my heart absolutely pound in some places.

- The Assassin & The Underworld 
This is the longest story in the collection and my least favourite. I love the introduction of Lysandra and the development of Sam and Celena's relationship because I absolutely love them so, so much but it also feels quite long and boring in some parts. Although, I do love the bit with the masked stranger and the party because I know its Dorian and Chaol my kids😭

- The Assassin & The Empire 
This story just makes me sob my heart out. I love Sam so much and I love his relationship with Celena obviously I know Rowan comes along and their mates so really would Sam and Celena really last? But oh my God does this story absolutely break my heart, it's the betrayal of it, the pit I get in the bottom of my stomach that just makes me absolutely cry my eyes out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

I really enjoyed that it was cut up into smaller stories with subplots with so many different characters. I’m really excited to see how they play into the series later. 

Spoiler

I knew Sam died because I read Throne of Glass first, but the death was still so sad it had me sobbing. I didn’t expect her to get betrayed like that with him being the bait. It ruined me. I’m interested to see her relationship with Arobynn later because of it.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gaslighting, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Slavery, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

eberzy's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Celaena is an awesome character. So is Nehemia. So far the female leads in this series are baddies and I’m here for it. I can just tell this was a set up for some really great reads to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Torture

Minor: Grief

acorny's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape