Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

52 reviews

shlymiller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

ernis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

lulusreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Vomit

abrataydabra's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I feel like I hyped this book up too much AND put off reading it for way too long because it just didn’t meet my expectations. It was exciting to meet a lot of the characters for the “first” time (especially Sam and Lysandra) but I just expected more. More of what, exactly? Idk… just more of everything. That little snippet at the end of Arobynn being the conniving, manipulative, SOB that he is did break my heart a little though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

2.75

It was nice to have some background on this series, but it didn’t really deliver on showing us Adarlan’s Assassin, who

got into trouble and tricked every assassination we were shown

. It’s the same for her first true love, who’s just another enemies to lovers and

lovers for only a month off screen before he’s killed

.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, and Colonisation

noetical's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

arialovegreen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

4.25

 A good introduction to the series - I finished this as a prequel before starting Throne of Glass and I'm intrigued by the greater political conflict hinted at in the background, and the lovable characters that I'm sure will make appearances later.

I loved Sam and his relationship with Celaena. 

Although he might as well have had a neon sign hanging over his head that said "I'm going to be murdered for the plot development later."

  I'm intrigued about where things are going for Celaena after this and it sets a very interesting premise for the greater series.

I know there is a lot of back and forth on whether AB should be read first or later on in the mix of the TOG series, but starting with it has increased my intrigue for anyone wondering. Also, my friend who is a diehard fan of TOG swears by starting with AB and I trust her above all else (even you, Ms. SJM). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Vomit, War, and Classism

sydneykidny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ect625's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship