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sk8r2natls's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, Vomit, and War
helfire124's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lelodo13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship
renewed_reader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit
bmceleney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
saskiahill's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
eefitzmaurice's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder
streebela's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
ameydireads's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
My very first Sarah J. Maas book and I have to say it was good. This book gives us a proper introduction to the main characters and to an interesting new world: a world where magic is forbidden. I instantly liked Dorian because of his sweet nature, and Nehemia. She commands respect, is smart enough to lay low when she needs to, and knows magic!
The overall plot was also enjoyable. An assassin (Celaena), locked up in a death prison, gets a chance to win back her freedom. The only thing she has to do is win the King’s Champion Tournament and be his champion for the next four years. Easier said than done. One would expect that a ruthless assassin would do anything to win this competition, especially when there’s so much at stake, but it seems Celaena has an altruistic side as well. She's also a woman of many talents. When some of the champions turn up dead during the tournament, she uses her investigation skills to find the killer. I'm all in for a good murder mystery, so I loved that!
I'm yet to be convinced of her skills as an assassin though. So far, she only thinks about the different ways of disarming and killing the guards, which I found really annoying. We don't see her actually use her abilities. Even when there is something big going on, she has people around that help her. I hope we'll learn more about Celaena as an assassin in the next books. There are many hints to Celaena’s past and I guess that will be covered in the prequel (Assassin’s Blade iirc).
Oh, and the love triangle… nope.
For a first book in a series, it's pretty good. There’s so much more to this world & I’m eager to explore it.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Rape
tori2799's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Genocide, and Rape