Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

8 reviews

paigeinabook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Excrement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Blood, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Classism, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, Ableism, Body horror, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

orchidlilly's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

 Oh boy, so many things to say here. First of all, this was the first series in over 10 years that I DNF'd (never got past the first book). The writing is mediocre at best, the descriptions are trite and cliche, and it reads like fanfiction written by a middle-schooler. The main character, Feyre, is whiny, unlikable, and overall bland and annoying, she reads like a textbook self-insert mary sue who is the best at everything, except being girly because she's "not like other girls". The plot makes no real sense, and the story takes forever to move forward, usually with more focus on the smutty romance bits than the actual storyline. This story has just taken Katniss from the Hunger Games, poorly reskinned her, and dumped her in a wannabe dark and raunchy beauty and the beast ripoff. I could maybe see how it could be enjoyable for a horned up middle schooler/ early high schooler, but this book is not for anyone who wants actual substance to their stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Death, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Stalking, Alcohol, Abandonment, Ableism, Misogyny, Cursing, Blood, and Classism

icy_queen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Ableism, and Death of parent

mandaraffe's review against another edition

emotional slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Classism, and Sexual content

Minor: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

For an avid reader, the tropes that seem evident in this first book do not continue throughout the series. This book gave me tons of Twilight vibes which made me very uncomfortable, but that dynamic changes as the series continues! Keep reading!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Classism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Death, Confinement, Blood, Ableism, Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

amiamor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent

lynnegrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Ableism

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This absolutely lived up to the hype. I am obsessed. String world building, skilled writing, compelling plot, and steamy romance. Gave me spicy Beauty and the Beast vibes. Cannot recommend enough. I loved the audiobook so much that I immediately relistened to it because I’m still on hold at the library for the next book.

Spice level: 🌶🌶🌶/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts