Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

33 reviews

nkmustdie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual content, Trafficking, Vomit, Abandonment, Classism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Slavery, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

breeoxd's review against another edition

• 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

4.0

I get that this series has its issues, and that some writing choices are mind-numbing and just plain odd, but I sat down and read this 700 page book in two sittings. Troublesome or not, it swept me away and didn’t let me up until the last page. I am deeply disappointed in Morrigan’s resolution, or lack thereof. I hope that if the series continues, she gets more character growth and less trauma. Also, there is no way in hell any kiddo should read this. I’m a sex positive person, but would be seriously pissed if my early teen grabbed this fantasy book from the library when it’s essentially light erotica. But I am decidedly NOT a teen, and enjoyed it a bunch ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, War, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit and Biphobia

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

redheadsuperpowers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This series has just gotten better with every book. I love the way Feyre uses her new skills in this. The small comedic moments between the major plot points. Her snark to everyone. We get to visit more Courts, and get heavy amounts of description, and it's beautiful. There was a lot of drama in this one as Feyre's sisters feature heavily. I love the way secrets are built and then revealed. I also really liked the bit of redemption we see for some of the people the main cast pissed off. I am not a huge fan of battles being heavily described. The battle scenes were very to the point, which I enjoyed. I struggled with Tolkien due to the battle scenes. I appreciate that though most of the plot for this is War, it's not like, heavily gorey. 

I did not like some of the twists. Stop making me cry. Ugh. That was pretty much my only dislike. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

josiee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Stalking, War, Ableism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

giraffae's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

I‘d say the pace is a bit weird at places. The first 100p a lot happens, then nothing for 300p or so and then the finale hits. That finale is grand though. And though I wish some characters had been integrated into the sory better and focused on more, if you love the main characters you‘ll have a splendid time.
The author is very good at
capturing the main characters’ trauma as well as writing genuine horror elements into the plot where you least expect them.
Any complains I do have mostly stem from the previous two installments and differnece in taste between me and the author. I can respect that she focuses on other aspects of the story and characters and her disregard for things I would have love to see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gore, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

gabiboyle's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

ivegotyourpaperback's review against another edition

3.5

Again, waaaaaaay too long. There were unnecessary scenes, and scenes that dragged on. Oh, and an appalling lack of Lucien.
Also, if Rhys is the most powerful High Lord in Prythian history why can’t he just turn Hybern’s entire army into red mist. Bada bing bada boom, done in 5 minutes. No need for 700 whole pages. That’s the problem with writing a character that’s sooooo powerful.

Moving on, I liked that we finally got some queer representation in this series, however it did feel like Maas just had a lightbulb moment and went “shit, I have no queer characters. Better chuck them in now for some diversity “. 🤦🏻‍♀️

As for our newly minted high fae Archeron sisters, Elain is still boring, doing (mostly) nothing for the whole book and Nesta is still the prickliest woman to ever exist. At least in this book she’s got a reason to be. My problem with Nesta as a character is that she only seems to have one emotional level: angry. Which makes her feel a bit two dimensional. Also, it’s super obvious that Nesta and Cassian are going to be mates at some point.

Oddly enough, the element I liked most about this book was the politics and negotiations between the various courts. Fryer’s shenanigans at the Spring Court at the beginning of the book we’re great (though I guess ended up being redundant and counterproductive, ugh), and the meeting with all the High Lords was a highlight (I’m still salty Lucien wasn’t there though). 

It’s hard to write a non-spoiler filled review and express all my thoughts. *sigh* 

⚠️domestic violence
⚠️implied homophobia
⚠️violence
⚠️gore
⚠️implied torture 
⚠️murder

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Torture

taylorambl18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

atlantiareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Vomit, Gore, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, and Blood

graceskate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Gore, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Murder, War, Sexual content, Grief, Xenophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death, Misogyny, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Torture, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Animal death, Sexism, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Genocide, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, and Cannibalism