Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Casa de Tierra y Sangre by Sarah J. Maas

43 reviews

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

riosblu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ladydeathnesta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I feel like I’m cheating on Silver Flames because I don’t know if I like this one better.

I love them equally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

infjkiki's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

technicallytaylorswift's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

<Hunt is hot>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

Writing: 4⭐️/5 

The writing is solid throughout the novel. At points, the writing really shined through, but I found it very hard to parse the novel at the beginning. In fact, the first fifty pages (give or take ten to twenty) felt almost unedited. The grammar and spelling were fine, but the info dumps on every other page lent a sort of unpolished feeling to the opening.

Characters: 4⭐️/5

I felt the characters often had their own identities, even as I noticed a few similarities here or there with characters in her other novels. I found myself liking, agreeing with, and understanding their motives and perspectives. A couple of times, I did feel like they acted incredibly out of character, but it didn’t necessarily take away from the fun of the novel.  

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

The plot was fun – even with a couple of holes that I wish had been finessed further. I enjoyed reading about the mystery and the romance plot once I got into the novel. Again, the information dump that was the first portion of the novel did take away from this enjoyment.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Sarah J. Maas fans
• Fans of urban fantasy looking for a fun read with a hint of spice
• Readers who like romance-heavy novels that still have interesting plots

Content Warnings? 

• Sexual content, sexual harassment, death, injury, animal cruelty, drug use, alcohol use, death of a friend, murder, gore, blood, vomit, gun violence, sexism

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

I enjoyed it enough to say I’ll read the next one for sure! 

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Self harm, and Slavery

kam_be's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Car accident, and Death of parent

joyandfaye's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

iqdq's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

goldpower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? N/A

5.0

very interesting 
I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Murder, and War