Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

106 reviews

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

I absolutely loved this book. The world building and politics of it were super well explained and the slow burn of the story kept me on my toes. 

I liked that Feyre got to be more independent and really got to explore the different courts and areas. I enjoyed getting to learn about something other than spring court. And I very much enjoyed her relationship form with Rhys. It felt so much more genuine than her relationship with Tamlin in ACOTAR.

The world building for Velaris was beautifully written and I enjoyed the different characters that were brought in like Cassian, Azriel, and and Mor. I’m looking to find out more about Amren in the next book since I feel she still has a lot of secrets.

Spoiler

I’m very glad she became mates with Rhysand. I didn’t get the Tamlin appeal after the 1st book and I’m glad that this definitely made me dislike him even more. The ending where they conspired with the king caught me by surprise and my dislike for him came all over again. Tragic that she has to go back to spring court with that dishrag of a man just to help save her family and friends.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and War

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

spicycronereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Read the first book in this series and I have to admit I didn’t understand what all the fuss was about. But book two…I get it. The FMC coming into her own was so much fun to read. And the MMC and their relationship were delightful. The spice is a definite slow burn, but it was paced well with just enough here and there to keep it from getting frustrating. The secondary characters are fun and well developed. I hope there will be more of their stories in the next books. And the last few chapters… I could not put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

nalirosey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

josiee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Body shaming, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

heather_harrison's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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

4.5

Ah ok, I get the hype now. 
I get why we hate Tamlin and adore Rhysand.


✨ 4.5 night court stars ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Confinement, and Gaslighting

krummereads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Better than the first, not great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

redheadsuperpowers's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I liked this so much more than the first book in the series. The descriptions of the Night Court are absolutely beautiful and makes me wish it was a real place to see. The main character Feyre feels much less self insert in this, and is dealing with the events from the first book in a very real way. The slow burn was just the right speed for the situation between her and Rhys, and the way he respects and treats her gives me the warm fuzzies. The depth of world building author Sarah does in this helps make the world more believable. Feyre keeps her kind disposition while still growing in her new life. I am actually looking forward to picking up the next one. I do have to say, for a book series known as spicy🌶️, the smutty scenes are fairly tame in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

banscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

this book was magnificent, truly magnificent. the progression of feyre's character was absolutely immaculate and the tension between rhysand and feyre had me FLOORED. this book was rhysand's and i actually love my wife he can do no wrong because i said so and also because dinner is on the table rhys please come home the kids (stares at the night court inner circle) miss you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Murder, and War

quinbyfaye's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse