Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

69 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

littletiramisu's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

krosebooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is just the book the series needed after A Court of Wings and Ruin. Through this holiday experience we are able to relax and find comfort in the characters healing process. That is not to say raw emotions aren't shown.

Nesta especially is struggling with her mental health.

I loved the juxtaposition this book showed. No fighting, not much political scheming, just people who love each other trying to piece together their fallen world.

Also bonus points for the multiple perspectives, including everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anndreya's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: War

fullybookedlola's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

This book was beautiful. It was that sort of needed read between the war and every chaos of the previous books and what's coming next. It was relaxing, to just read about festive times and love. Love how we also got so much more insight in the other characters their lifes. It's a little treasure and SJM nails it every damn time. Onto the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

indigo_fox's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing 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

This story was so cute! Honestly, I couldn't stop grinning as I read each chapter. I love that it was written from various character's POV. I feel like it gave me the chance to get to know each character better and see how they fit in to their little found family. I just finished this book but I already want to reread it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Death of parent

mangofraiche's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

waterwolves's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kal517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

2024 Review

This was my second time reading this book, and while it isn’t my favourite, it was definitely still enjoyable!

I always find novellas a little tricky. Most of the time, I only actually read novellas that are a part of a larger series, because I find that it’s just not enough time to get attached to novella characters if I don’t already know them. 

This novella is one that works really well for me. The entire series can be heavy at times and it’s nice to get some insight into characters we love, while there isn’t a big crisis. 

Also, I find I really enjoyed that it delved a little into the aftermath of the previous books. With fantasy series, often times, the series ends with the main characters emerging victorious, but we don’t see the aftermath. We don’t see communities rebuilding, we don’t see individuals experience trauma from the events. With this novella, it felt fairly lighthearted, while also not glossing over the more difficult aspects of the characters and their lives. 

Multiple first person narrators (more than two/three) tends to be one of my least favourite things, however this is probably one of the few instances where I didn’t actually mind. Considering it was a novella, rather than a long and complex full length novel, I found I wasn’t too bothered by it. 

Overall, I love this series and its characters!

2018 Review

This was such a fun and easy read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol