Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

14 reviews

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.75

A very good and exciting book, that’s generally let down a bit by the ending. The characters are very engaging and the book does a good job of strongly connecting the reader to each.

Aelin’s level of planning was probably my main gripe with the body of the story - always either 10 steps ahead or 10 steps behind, sometimes in the space of two chapters. The end was just cruel and miserable however and significantly dulled my excitement for the final book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

tupeloallie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

This book was so good, each book in the series just keeps getting better. The first half of the book was definitely a slow buildup but the ending is definitely worth it. I'm excited to see how this series wraps up in the last book.

Reading this one in tandem with Tower of Dawn was definitely a good way to take in the story for me. I would have been disappointed to have to read a whole other book in between this and the last book before the story progressed at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Toooooooooooooooooo longggggggggggggggg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Rape, and Sexual assault

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

The ONLY reason I did not give this book a 5 star rating is because the majority of the book was very slow. Of course in Sarah J Maas fashion, the last 100 pages were INSANE!!! I was literally talking out loud to myself because I was in such disbelief. There was NO WAY I could have predicted what happened in the end. I have to read the last part of Tower of Dawn in order to finish the tandem read, but WOW. What another great installment in the Throne of Glass series. All I can say is screw Lorcan and Maeve!!! Aelin is the strongest character I have EVER known in any series, and that is an understatement. I cannot even imagine what SJM has in store for the last bit of TOD and Kingdom of Ash!!!!! WOW!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

imds's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War