Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

87 reviews

perytonne's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Vomit

ylimesnwot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Death and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

toris_in_her_own_world's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

I loved Celaena!! Such a strong character, very complex and yet still relateable. It really takes some skill to make an assassin feel like an average person. I also loved the little bits of romance that were in there! Honestly though, the ending fight scene was hard to read.

Especially knowing that she had been drugged it was just tough to read through a whole chapter or a few  of her struggling and hallucinating. I just wish that part had been shortened slightly, that’s all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, and War

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

brittany_jean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Scarier than I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I devoured this book. It was easy to follow and even the slower parts were interesting. I was kept engaged and intrigued. I love Dorian and Celaena’s witty banter. The way Chaol cares for Celaena in his own way is amazing.

Celaena and Nehemiah’s friendship is precious and I love how Elena defends Celaena.

I do wish there was a clearer distinction and more organized approach when switching POVs but it’s a fun switch.

I also thought the reveal that Cain was summoning creatures was a little predictable. I was surprised to see that Perrington was controlling him and not just influencing him.

I’m excited to see where this series goes. This was a great opener.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and War

caitlyn_kittle_kinnick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

pairswellwithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

I can’t believe I waited so long to start this series. It will put me in a book coma for sure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

elleclair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

aammeess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol