Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

904 reviews

hunny_bee_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder

va_nessa's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

I wanted to DNF it at least five times because it had me cringing so hard.  I’m surprised I made it through. There’s no real plot-twists, you can basically expect most of what will happen next. I can’t really say why there’s such a hype about the book, I found it rather dull. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

starryeyesali's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, and Murder

danzrabs02's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

kthrasher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

uphorikbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Slavery, and War

Minor: Physical abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

I had to know: Will this book change my life? Will I become a SJM rabid fan girl? Will I rides to the ends of the Earth for these books?
It did not, I am not, and I most certainly will not. I can now proceed with my existence in peace 😂 Well, that and the appearance of two of my least favorite plot points/tropes of ALL TIME appearing in the next few books. And that I hate all of the characters.

I am going to be honest, though, I did not have a Shai-Hulud guest appearance on my bingo board.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

ineedrhythm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

fridalejon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

sioffra's review against another edition

tense slow-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

2.0

It was hard to get through. The plot is extremely predictable, the characters were plain apart from one or two exceptions. There is no plot driving the story, nothing to look forward to until the last third/quarter of the book. Some stuff that a supposed love interest does made me extremely uncomfortable, even though it was portrayed as hot. The world building is simple but interesting, and there is a lot of potential, I just don't think it was well executed. I also felt like the writing got sloppier by the end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Murder