Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

18 reviews

miraileah'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

4.25? I can see this remaining my favorite book in this series. I loved the new characters we met, and the new dimensions of the originals. I thought the political stuff was fun, and the relationship(s?) were all very interesting. I really liked Aelin’s internal world in this and the last book, she’s obviously learning a lot and doing her best to manage all of her new responsibilities as a /19 year old/ (holy hell they’re all so baby). Particularly the section where she initially comes home and deals with Arobynn again. He’s such a scumbag, but he meant a lot to her. I thought Aelin’s hesitance surrounding Arobynn made a lot of sense, and was written well. 

I think SJM loves writing stories about overcoming trauma, and I think she does a really good job of it! She thrives writing angst, and I was definitely on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next during much of this book. I’m most curious to see where Elide’s story takes her, as well as Nesryn. Both of them have been through a lot, but I think they’ll really shine in the coming books. I also love Manon and Lysandra, through the whole cast of characters has had moments where they’ve shined. Looking forward to the tandem read of EOS and TOD!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Slavery, and Vomit

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Classism

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Miscarriage, Slavery, Death of parent, and Colonisation

imds's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

erisedstraeh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kermjordan's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

kat1105's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence