Reviews tagging 'Violence'

La espada de la asesina by Sarah J. Maas

299 reviews

rivkah519's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

imcarsick's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Grief

jmdressel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

surprisingly, this is probably my least favorite book of this series so far. it seemed very repetitive and i’ve enjoyed having small parts of the main character’s past experience revealed little by little. for me, i think reading extensively about a character’s past can feel like it boggs down the present writing portions. looking forward to getting back into the meat of the story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and War

courtlegere's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I read this book before reading the Throne of Glass series. I loved it as an introduction to the world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

hopecobbledpots's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, and Murder

leguminosae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was going to give up on this series until I read this book.

Things I liked:

• A more immature, teenage voice from our protag (interesting to see. She also is a lot more manipulatable and you get sad for her)
• Compelling side characters 
• We love a — *hand outstretched* Come with me. Think of what we could do. Together. — moment between women 
• The roller coaster of the relationship she has with [important character]

I feel like I was finally able to appreciate the main character in a way I wasn’t really connecting with before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Minor: Torture

maddinar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual violence

defsbisexual's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Torture

nlvelez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

Look, I appreciate getting to know more about Celaena's past and what led to her downfall. I understand she was only a teenager, and in love, and it made her stupid and acted rashly. But like...come on! You could tell it was

a trap from miles away!

She's supposed to be the *best*. I struggled with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail