Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Throne of Glass – Die Erwählte by Sarah J. Maas

33 reviews

raavi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.75

Didn’t really feel the stakes ante up until mid way. I went into expecting an adult romantasy and got more fantasy than romance. Though slow on plot it was fun and entertaining read. Selene was giving “I’m not like other girls “ which made her extremely annoying through the first half of the book but luckily it improves. Unfortunately no one bones in this book 🙄

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and War

Minor: Stalking

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Celaena is a renound assassin who was sent to a labour camp for her crimes. When the King decides he needs a champion to do his dirty work, she is pulled from certain death by the Prince to compete for the role. As the competition progresses, participants start turning up dead. Celaena starts to investigate how the deaths and the magical ruins found on the bodies are connected.

This plot had SO much potential. I was expecting a fast paced story, but, alas, it was not. It was way too focused on the "romance" side (which was kinda cringe) and not enough on developing strong characters and world building. Much of the plot was quite predictable, and I have a good idea of where the next book is heading. That said, I am still interested to see where Maas takes the story.

Celaena is supposed to be this badass assassin. I found her to be pretty lackluster and annoying. She is tiny, beautiful? Ugh. Original. Honestly, she seems more vain and self-absorbed than anything else. Why are we being told about her obsession with dresses, dreams of kissing the prince , and her temper tantrums about not being invited to a ball? Shouldn't she be disciplined and ruthless after years of being the best assassin ever? How can she be such a cunning and masterfully trained assassin when people can sneak up on her so easily?

As it is implied that she has magic in her and is Elena's blood, I suspect that she is actually fae and probably royalty.

I really hope that her character is better developed in the next book. 

I'm not a huge fan of love triangles and I have a feeling that there is going to be a lot of back and forth between Dorian and Chaol. So we will see how that goes...

I really liked Princess Nehemia. I thought she was a really interesting character and I hope that she continues to be developed in the upcoming books.

Tropes: fantasy, slow burn, love triangle, secret identity 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

elleclair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Drug use, Physical abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, and Gore

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol

aammeess's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Animal death, and Misogyny

ladydeathnesta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

I enjoyed this book, despite what others said about it being slow or boring compared to the rest of the series. It was a fun beginning to what has become one of my favorite series ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, Body horror, and Abandonment

All of the content warnings are really for the whole series, as I can’t remember specifics to everything in this book.

ashlynndr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Slavery, and Cursing

Minor: Torture, Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, Vomit, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Starting this series after finishing ACOTAR, I was expecting a very similiar world. And though I can see the similarities, it is very different. Best way to describe it is that TOG is a dystopian version of the world in ACOTAR. & so far, I am here for it. 
I like the characters, I like the world, and I love reading stories like this one and ACOTAR, that are led by some very basass women! I can’t wait to dive deeper into it all!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Confinement, Murder, Slavery, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, and Grief

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.25

I really enjoyed the strong female protagonist in this book and liked the backstory given for her.

I am reading this as the first book I’m the series, even though a lot of people say you can read it third. 

I liked her relationship with Nehemia a lot and love the female friendship angle. I feel that a lot of the relationships between champions could have been built up more, especially hers with Nox.

Chaol and Celaena probably had my favorite dynamic in the book, and I like them together more than her and Dorian even though he’s kind of the main love interest. It’s giving “love triangle” for most of the book so I’m excited to see where it goes. 

Great world building so far and I’m interested to see more of it as she fights for her freedom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Drug use, Classism, Slavery, Body horror, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Death, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Strong start to the series, several unexpected twists that kept me wanting to read more. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, War, Slavery, Vomit, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Torture, Genocide, Drug use, Cursing, Animal death, War, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, Child death, and Sexual harassment