Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

86 reviews

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I read this a few years ago and refused to read the rest of the series because the ending upset me so much. And while it obviously didn’t change over the years I was interested to see how my views of the book changed.

To start, the prose has moments of being less than great, but overall I think read pretty well. Which was an interesting contrast to ACOTAR. I definitely think to narrator was a big help with that as she had a great performance and I felt like she added a lot of personality to it. Her skill as a narrator also really elevated the characters and helped them stand out a bit more to me. Finally, Celaena and Dorian’s dynamic is amazing. While between the two love interest options I think he’s the BEST, I’m not mad about them remaining friends.

However, the book had its flaws that I had a hard time looking past. The biggest was the POV changes. I was frequently lost on what POV we were in as they all sounded very similar and there was no clear marker for the change in POV. It also felt unnecessary, like SJM didn’t know how to deliver all the information from one POV and was compensating with these POV changes. I also wasn’t a fan of the love triangle and it felt HEAVILY skewed towards Dorian. Which wasn’t helped by Chaol and Celaena’s dynamic changing so quickly and feeling unearned in the shift to friendship. Also both the guys were kinda sexist and it was hard to get behind either one of them being with Celaena.

Overall the book was just okay. I enjoyed it more than I thought which was a nice surprise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

aas's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

earthie's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Extremely addicting book, though the writing at first feels very "I'm not like other girls" vibes. It got better, however, and honestly was quite a good listen. It felt cheesy and kind of kitchy, but honestly loveable in that kind of silly way.

Unique in some ways, but felt very much like the Tamora Pierce Tortall universe, both in writing and character development (and even plot, now thinking about it more). Fun in a way that isn't complicated.

I'd recommend this book for YA audiences, or adults who don't mind the mushy feelings of youth.

I love that the book has an overly talented female main character *and* that she is extremely unique in her talents and backstory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

indyyxoxo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

mrsalexisrjones's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

An assassin, a bunch of thieves, and ex military personnel have to battle it out to become the king’s champion (aka the kings assassin). During this drawn out battle, someone seems to be targeting the contenders, leading to violent deaths. This book fits in the mystery, fantasy, dystopian, and romance genres!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and War

raspberrybee's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and War

Minor: Vomit

thebruce's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Colonisation, and Dysphoria

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Alcohol

laurenellisx's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Slavery and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

The pacing started out slow but did get faster as the story went on. I have mixed feelings about some of the main characters, but I think they’ll grow on me. I also predicted one of the plot points early on in relation to the tournament and players being eliminated. Still it was fun to see how that plot point was revealed.

Was a decent book for the first in a series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

A solid fantasy debut that is mainly consistent with its worldbuilding, although some of the characters' choices feel inconsistent.

Does a great job of introducing its characters and setting the scene for the saga ahead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery and War

Minor: Animal death