Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

470 reviews

unabanuna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jalepahe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

I definitely did not think I would LOVE this book as much as I did. The growth between Feyre and Rhys, separately and together, was so fucking wonderful to read through, to the point that I was grinning and sobbing at one point. I don't really consider this enemies to lovers though, and there is a 'there was only one bed' moment. Overall, a wonderful read. Wish I had annotated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

silfron's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rtjasa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow, I’m getting whiplash over here trying to figure out where our allegiances lie. I’m loving all of the Night Court character development, found family is one of my favorite of all the tropes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Classism

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

_evyn_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The feels being evoked are a little too real in this series. It's not just faeries trucking. Question who's the hero and who, the villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bambiisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

katie0528's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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? No

3.0

This is better than the first book by leaps and bounds, but Mass still struggles with pacing issues. After the first book, Feyre and Tamlin's relationship is irreparably broken. Desperate to get away from his smothering precense, she leans into her bargain with Rhysand of the Night Court, eventually allying herself with him completely. In theory, the book is about them preparing for war with the fae king Hybern. In actuality, it's long, long stretches of romance between Feyre and Rhys without any mention of the various quests they need to go on in preparation. And even when they do remember, it's often not what Feyre thinks. I liked the interactions between Feyre and Rhys, but Feyre is often the last to figure things out (even as the reader I was usually several steps ahead) and it really bogs down the plot. Both this and ACOTAR could have been a fraction of the length or at least broken into 2-3 books. For as popular as these books are, the pacing and structure is just odd...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and War