Reviews tagging 'Gore'

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

81 reviews

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

I’m not going to lie — this book was perfect. I loved it far more than I thought I could. Ahh the plot was just *chef’s kiss* and how it unfolded — ahh just great job Sarah!! Can’t wait for the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

books_rule's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

shyarie'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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

khymihr's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and War

pagesbycaroline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

Whatever I was expecting from this book...it was not THAT. The worldbuilding of this series is so far beyond anything else I ever read, even compared to other SJM books. I can't keep up with it, and just when I have it figured out, there's another layer to it that's peeled back and dives even deeper. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I cannot wait to read the next in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tiffanysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I’ve had trouble deciding if I like this series or not. ACOTAR has been my favorite by far. In this second installment of the Crescent City series, the characters don’t feel particularly fleshed out and the plot is unorganized and random, as is the typical style of SJM. It’s challenging to read, because the majority of the story lacks good development and I admittedly grew bored. In typical SJM heroine fashion, Bryce was always just doing her own thing and new plot points sprung from nowhere without proper foreshadowing. 

I also don’t enjoy the romance between Hunt and Bryce. Their relationship doesn’t feel genuine, as it’s more of a secondary subplot to the character development. Going into this series, I knew that it wasn’t as romantically based as ACOTAR, so I don’t mind that it’s not the main point of the story, but their relationship evolved so quickly and *surprise*

they’re mates

. I’ve grown weary of the amount of spice in this book because it was there just to be there. I found myself skipping sections of it because it became tiresome and not romantic or genuine.  

The series does have some interesting quality. I’m captivated by SJM’s world that she has constructed. I only wish that it was executed better. If this book had been editing down and had the plot properly foreshadowed and fleshed out, it would have been really interesting! Alas, SJM leaves us with killer cliffhangers in the final pages. I was genuinely thinking of not continuing this series, but the curious part of me needs to know what happens next. So, I suppose I will read the third book and experience the same cycle of emotions of being annoyed at the writing and then stunned by the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and War

Minor: Drug use, Torture, and Sexual harassment

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation