Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

96 reviews

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a lovely little holiday novella! I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the next full length one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

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: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

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

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

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and War

ladypalutena's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

rowstream's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, War, and Grief

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War

nitecrtlvr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

This was kinda like a filler novel in the series. Doesn’t really move the plot much though it does have important pieces that feed into the next book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

butilikeit's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: War

rory18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, War, Death of parent, Mental illness, Incest, Death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Biphobia, and Dysphoria

wormgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, War, Violence, Torture, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Sexism

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