Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

16 reviews

_kayla_marie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

The writing is excellent and I could not put this book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I thought this book was good, but not as good as ACOTAR. I keep wanting to read more Sarah J. Maas but none of them live up to the first series I read from her. I liked the storyline and the strong female lead. I also liked the twist at the end that let you into something that the main character didn’t know. I wasn’t sure that she was

going to win at the end.

I think that seeing into different dimensions or worlds is going to become very important later on. In the end, I did like it, just not like some of the other books I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Trafficking and War

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I have to say that I was expecting something a little different from this read. It was really good but was not amazing.

This world created by Sarah J. Maas is very interesting, and the storyline is very appealing and makes us want to read more, but I was expecting something more. I don't know how to explain it better. Maybe the hype around this book made me thing that this book was something else. Somehow I feel that this book did not needed to be this big to tell this story. Maybe a shorter book would have been better for me, I found some parts quite boring.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and want to read the second one to discover what kind of adventures are awaiting for Celaena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Colonisation

fishfinngers's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

h_reads98's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

ninaevan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

First Read: 
Meh. Plot could have been interesting but I didn't buy the characters so it was hard to stay attached to. Pretty cringe at times, especially in the attempt at feminism... the main character was supposed to be this badass warrior but she was primarily concerned with her looks and if men were attracted to her- ick. Almost DNF, Not planning on continuing this series. 2/5

Second Read:
Last time I read this was in quarantine when I was looking for books to say something meaningful and help me understand and appreciate the world so of course it fell flat. This time, I was not only more prepared for Maas' writing style because I read her last series, but I was also just looking for something I could listen to in the background as I do school work. In this context, it was a great pick. Still a bit cringe-y, but that's just Maas' style and I was able to laugh it off more this time. In fact, I kind of liked seeing a portrayal of a woman being vain and powerful at the same time... made me question if my reluctance to embrace Celaena is internalized misogyny because I expect strong people to act less girly. That said, I can't give it too much credit for depth overall. It's a nice lighthearted action-mystery story with a touch romantic tension. I plan to keep reading this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation