Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

33 reviews

ursimae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

midnightrain_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.5

A sweet little bridge between books 3 and 4. Avid fantasy readers maybe didn’t appreciate this welcome reprieve from battle and death, but I certainly enjoyed every fluff-soaked page, which still held a great deal of substance and heart. I loved being in Velaris (during Winter Solstice) for the entirety of the book, and learning how each character was coping after the war. This novella served as a nice DLC, as it were, for the ACOTAR series, while not taking anything away from the main storylines. Just what every romantasy series needs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing 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? No

3.75

We love a slice of life. That's what's great about this - it's a total break from the intense plot of the rest of the series so far. 

Misses 4 stars for me because the book, while a good & easy read, missed a depth that would have pushed it over the top. Really liked it though!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nesta is the worst. i can't fathom reading the next book which is apparently about her

ashleynp24's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this novella a lot as a break before jumping back into the midst of things. It was a nice wrap up to the previous war they all faced and felt more like a “get to know more about each personal relationship” book. It was a nice light read after having 3 back to back large reads. The vibes were really light and funny which I appreciated.

I liked how a lot of the stories were wrapped up and how some new ones are beginning to emerge and how it will lead into the next book.

I’m excited to learn more about Mor in this next book, if her storyline gets played out a bit more. I’m also really interested to see what happens with Nesta and Cassian. 

I did rate it slightly lower just because it was less dramatic and didn’t offer the politics I enjoyed in the past few novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

josiee's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

paigeinabook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

I’m not really sure what purpose this novella serves in the overall series. The book is really short and only covers about a week’s worth of action in which the main cast of characters gather to celebrate a holiday. It is clear that the author is laying some ground work for future books, but I kind of wish that she had just continued on with a regular novel. The stories were fun and much more lighthearted in comparison to the first three, but the book itself felt a bit unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

abby_can_read's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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This wasn't bad. It was okay. I would label this "a slice of life" setting, getting to see normalcy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and War