Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

151 reviews

katiekeske's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

khaley0127's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Gods be damned, this book absolutely broke me. The beginning felt like I was wading through murky waters, lost in a sea of information and even being mislead as a reader from certain plots until the very end. Very well written, and that ending is and ending I will not forget any time soon. Aelin’s sacrifices, her plots, so much she kept hidden from her loved ones and ourselves as readers. A truly unreliable narrator. The truths revealed in the end truly cleaves me open into devastation. Everything absolutely ties together neatly like a perfectly destructive blow to your already hopeful heart. The only thing that continues my hope is the path these characters are taking into setting things right. A beautiful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

If I read the word ‘rutting’ one more time, I swear I’ll vomit my guts up. Also, this book could have been way shorter, except for its brutal cliffhanger ending - did I just read the equivalent of a filler episode? Also, Elide and Lorcan’s little side quest became the only thing pulling me through. Too much fighting sequences in one go, maybe? I might need a break before moving on to the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy

unboundbooklover'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sydcreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual content

booksplantsandchai's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Rape, Slavery, and Pregnancy

cayliehausman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This has been my favorite in the series BY FAR. I did the tandem read, which I highly recommend. I’m so excited to

see how Aelin gets out of her containment from Maeve, and how the rest of her cadre does while she’s captured. I also can’t wait to see Nesryn and Chaol (and their Ruk army) get used to the rest of the group and find their place in getting Aelin back. We were so close to having everyone together 😭 Will Aelin make it?! I remain unsure. 😫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and War

Minor: Confinement

pumpkaboola's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

Wow. I did the tandem read with Tower of Dawn and it was honestly such a long haul but also so enjoyable. The plot progression and the character growth throughout this book is so good. My one gripe would be that everyone is coupling up which feels a little obvious/contrived. I wish there was a little bit more variety in the relationship statuses. But I adore these characters and my heart broke at the end of this book 😭. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Pregnancy