Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

7 reviews

laura_nel13's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gore, War, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

annabeth_jackson's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Murder, and War

nabecker13's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

sussi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Crying, screaming, throwing up!! Second time reading this book, and it hit me right in the gut. I hate Elena with all my being and my heart is shattered. I dont know when I’ll dare to reread KOA, my heart cant </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

samileobooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Spoiler

I love how at the beginning of the book we are brought back to the war that trapped Erawan. We saw Elena making her decision to use the key to trap Erawan. Her knowledge of knowing he would one day awaken and this war would be left for someone else to finish. Then towards the end of the book we learn the consequences Elena faced, the consequences her bloodline would face, and the Knowledge of Brannons plan with the key & the Gods to destroy Erawan completely. There was a awareness and plan on how to stop him. Then Elena Got in the way and ruined the hidden plan. Then at the End we learn of Maeve’s Plans and Intentions and her role in all of this. Without Knowing Aelin had all these bigger forces pushing her into all of these events without her even realizing how manipulated she had been. I enjoyed that between these three moments we finally get the full story of this Destiny for Aelin. We learn everyone’s part in it, these events no longer a mystery.

Manon is one of my favorite characters and I enjoyed her continued Character Development.

Spoiler

I enjoyed the role she played in this book during the second half. Now…. The way Aelin behaved in the second half of this book towards Manon had my blood boiling. She was being the biggest hypocrite, sitting on her high horse, no restraint on her anger and acting like a Tyrant. This happened not just during interrogation but, throughout the rest of the book.

Aelin was a Fire Breathing Bitch Queen who really made me so mad. Which is why I gave this 4 stars I’m so angry at her. 

Lorcan and Elide was a very enjoyable storyline in this book. I loved how it was written and I really look forward to the completion of their story and how it all plays out. I also enjoyed the other storylines and characters as well. 

The ending did not surprise me because there is always a moment like that in these types of stories. It felt less like a cliff hanger and more like a completion of a phase in the full story. 

Phase One: Assassins Blade, Throne of Glass, and Crown of Midnight. 

Phase Two: Heir of fire is our transition into this phase, Queen of Shadows, and Empire of Storms.

Phase Three: The completion of the series and big Finale Kingdom of Ash. 

I am not reaching quickly for The Final Book just like needing to know what’s next and not being able to wait. I’m excited to get back to Tower of Dawn and settle down my rage a bit. I really love this book and it’s such a comfort read. Then after that I can’t wait to jump into the final book.


Tower of Dawn will get its own review on how it fits into this for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

janicewu's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Love this series ! It was my favourite book for so long. Girl power vibes and also gives off kill all men vibes and I was living for it, also i guess a bit of a love triangle which is so much fun. love love love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse

It’s not that bad !

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence