Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

90 reviews

toris_in_her_own_world'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
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I think this might have been my favorite book in the series so far. So many plot lines converging. It always amazed me how Aelin just makes a plan and then… she does it. And succeeds. I mean this book is over 600 pages and is full of surprises that should have screwed up her plans but she still accomplished everything she planned to when she came from Wendlyn.

I was actually shocked when Arobynn was as killed. Like… he kind of was described as being invincible, and all in one night he was gone, just like that. AND. Aelin changed his will?!? Same thing with the King of Adarlan. Like she really just killed off two of her greatest enemies (for most of the series so far anyways) in like a month or something. Also the ROMANCE!!! The way Aelin describes Rowan’s smell as pine and snow through the whole book and then gets to Terrasen and realizes he literally smells like her home? 😩🗡️

I can’t wait to read the next books! As Manon Blackbeak says, 
“The world is changing. I just hope we survive it.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and War

fedorkable's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

is this the book where everyone starts to hate chaol or was it before? cause i feel like he's FINE?? yeah he fights with aelin and makes some bad decisions/has bad reactions to things, but so does every other character. i think chaol's loyalty and devotion to dorian and just how strong their friendship is really shines in this book, cause you can tell how DISTRAUGHT chaol is the entire time thinking about dorian. plus he just straight up starts sobbing when he sees dorian is okay 😭 i love them
WHEN are rowan and aelin gonna fuck. STOP TEASING ME!!!
lysandra was a surprising but lovely addition, she seems super different and i am So Glad she had the honor of 🔪 that bitch (also maybe this is morbid of me, but i would have to liked to read that letter wesley wrote, i'm curious as to what arobynn ordered be done to sam 😔) oh and a short story about lysandra and wesley's lil romance? i would love that please write it queen
manon is Much Bitchier this book and i HATE that she was being mean to asterin, but she lowkey had the most character development out of anyone by the end!! everybody realizing that blind loyalty is NAWT the way

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

bmceleney's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

Finally some pace to the book series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and War

jessicakauffman15's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

hxlleann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

librarybookfamily's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Epic world building. Love the elaborate plans for revenge, the small elements of friendship and hope. Team Rowan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

This book references sex, but not in a graphic way. The characters list for each other but don’t actually fulfill those desires. Minor storyline dealing with pregnancy and a miscarriage. Lots of blood and carnage, but she’s an assassin and they’re fighting a war.

mrsjburgin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

marahill14's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

🐆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

cineladeras's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail