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Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

124 reviews

kamrynkoble's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Omg, this took me two months. I feel like I owe myself a prize for finishing it. It’s still so, so good. 

I still consider myself a baby fantasy reader—I haven’t really ventured outside SJM yet. My brain sometimes struggles with keeping track of all these moving parts as the magic system is so foreign to me. I’m always afraid to google anything, but sometimes I just have to do it. It doesn’t help that SJM loves those gotchya moments where Aelin retroactively tells you of the genius, secret-from-the-reader move she made last chapter that conveniently saved her/her people this chapter. Oh well.

I just . . . I feel like I’m finally getting it. I felt like a fan girl when Aelin and Manon met. SJM does sacrificial gestures like no other and they always stab me right in the heart. I feel like Aelin is my baby and when she wept after the King died I literally wanted to hold her. I’m insane. Nothing is real. I just loved everyone in this book. It’s 2:30am and I didn’t mean to finish this so late. 

🗣️GIVE US MORE ROMANCE! 

~the most cohesive, insightful, well-written, 5-star review I’ve ever penned 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

jessicakauffman15's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

luhchan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

kkellymsu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, and Gaslighting

livlovread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Vomit

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jls6283's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

I really like this series and am very invested in the characters. 

Some things felt a little drawn out, but they were worth the ending…

Sometimes the emotional whiplash and indecision from these characters annoys me, but then again… they are 19-25 year olds (minus Rowan 😅) 

I’m going to say something that is an unpopular opinion 😅 (spoilers ahead)

Chaol is not wrong for being skeptical of magic. He’s literally trying to save Dorian from a king who hoarded all the magic for himself and he wants to make sure there are power checks so that something like this doesn’t happen again. He knew that she held the entire city of Doranelle hostage for Maeve’s behavior, and he fears that the people of Adarlan - regardless of their feelings for the king - will all similarly suffer at Aelin’s hand. He’s the human voice of reason in this series…

Also Aelin is a bitch to him when she blames him for EVERYTHING that happened while she was gone, yet tells him “You do not get to blame me for that - for his (the king’s) actions.” I still love her and am rooting for her, but this was not it and she was truly unlikeable at the beginning of this book. Chaol gave up his entire life (as he should’ve) when he understood what was going on. He gets so much hate (from Aelin and fans of the series)

and I don’t get it 🫣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse and Classism

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

cineladeras's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

literarymary95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

This book was such a ride. I enjoyed every bit of it. I still wasn't a fan of the Manon/Elide bit, but it didn't feel as disjointed as it did in the previous book (Heir of Fire).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Vomit