Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

318 reviews

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Injury/injury detail, and Confinement

morganwiard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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 totally get the hype. I also get why people say this is loosely based on beauty and the beast, but I kinda loved that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Slavery, Death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, War, Genocide, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Sexism

redheadsuperpowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I had been avoiding this book because all the hype it was getting. I was like, Twilight got this much attention and wasn't great, so i was being stubborn. 

I was wrong. This book was a retelling of the myth of Tamlin, with a bit of Beauty and the Beast for flavor. It is amazingly well written, compelling, and entertaining. If you liked Holly Black's Far books, you will like this one.  I started this book at midnight last night, fell asleep while reading it, and jumped right back in on waking. 

Feyre is a strong female lead, who is disinclined to taking anyone's crap due to being the only thing seemingly keeping her family from starving in the years before the story starts. She is dealing with realistic dangers for her environment, and the care she has for her family shines through. Tamlin is a pretty male lead, but I did find the other male characters a bit more interesting. Tamlin is dealing with his own problems mostly, and the need for secrecy does drag on the plot a bit.  The only real downside I saw, was the leads falling in love felt rushed. She did a lot of character and world building in the beginning, stuffed them falling in love in the middle, and that made the driving force behind Feyre's decisions seem a bit hollow. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Excrement, Grief, Violence, War, Blood, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

a_muggle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Could have cut out almost a third of the book and still had the same story. I won't go on in the series, it was too slow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Minor: Slavery

reddevil11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

kelleyedwards_96's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

missmakaela's review against another edition

medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

jomamma's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

robynbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

jesshadlow's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence