Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

101 reviews

banscout's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

if there is one thing that sjm can do incredibly well, it is writing mental health, it is writing the worst lows that have no apparent end and how those lows do not have to be constant. how suffering does not have to be experienced alone. that all of it begins when you come to that grave realisation that something is terribly wrong, and that there is a life we are all worthy of experiencing. that there is hope, and that hope will guide us, through whatever it is that we battle. no battles are fruitless, and nesta is the embodiment of that. whilst trauma will lay upon us open wounds, those open wounds will one day scar. and those scars that may never fade with age will only be just that - scars. this book is a symphony for those who one day thought they'd never make it. but you did. there will always be another tomorrow. the sun will always rise again. so breathe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Excrement and Miscarriage

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I’m officially a Nesta simp! I never hated her, but she wasn’t my favorite, until this book! 
I love her journey, & her growth throughout the book, there’s just so much I could say! But basically she is a badass female! 
Also, Emerie & Gwyn! I love The trios dynamic! And how they’re there for each other! Let’s go Valkyrie’s!! There are some badass females in this book!!
And Cassian! *dreamy* 🥰
I love his story & getting to hear his side of the journey too! And him & Nesta! Damn! 🔥 #NessianForLife
This whole series has captured my heart!!! I can’t wait for the next book!!! 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

spicycronereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Loved Nesta’s journey. Cassian and Az continue to delight. Weird to see Rhys and Feyre reduced to background characters, but it worked. The friendship between Nesta and other characters (and the house!) was really sweet. The development of those friendships was as important as the romance plot. It was such a fun detail to have Nesta and the others reading smutty romance. Speaking of which, the spice in this book - much better than the previous couple in the series. Holds up to CoMaF. *fans self*  I hope we see Azriel’s, Elain’s and Mor’s stories (and maybe some combo of those) in future books. I am dying to know what happens to Elain and I am sure I am not alone in not loving a possible Lucian OTP and wondering about a possible why choose situation…

I agree with other reviewers that the plot is not perfect and sometimes unnecessarily convoluted but it really was an enjoyable read. 5 stars doesn’t mean perfection, but reflects more on my experience of reading it and if I would recommend to friends with similar interests. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

sarahreadsromance's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

This was not just a story of healing, but for me, it was healing itself.  It feels silly to say, but it genuinely shifted my perspective on the relationships in my life.  Not to mention it had some pretty fire spice.  Not everything ended the way I wanted, but I think that was part of the point and it helped me come to peace with that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, and Sexual content

telemna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I hope this wasn't marketed as YA, because the spicy bits are 🔥. I like these MCs better than in previous novels, and I really enjoy the focus on character development. The meta is there, but more in the background than a focus point for the main part of the book. 

The only thing I missed was

Spoiler

that we didn't get to see the mating ceremony in the end. And the... consummation part of the evening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

2.75

I loved hearing more about Nesta and Cass. The story line was fun and the character arc was great. But the smut just yanked me away from the story. It didn’t feel intentional or woven in at all. I have no issue with graphic scenes, but the majority of these ones felt awkward, forced. But this book made me understand Nesta more, which is what I wanted from the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and War

Moderate: Death, Rape, Blood, and Addiction

themoodreader's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and War

nimeneth's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

alona_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual content and Death

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

feyreofthestars's review

slow-paced

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

0.25

I don't even know where to begin. Fuck this book. I have never, in all my years of reading, been so genuinely disappointed and frustrated with a book the way I was with this one. I fell in love with the ACOTAR series last year, and I've been having so much fun with it, but this book and the way it was written just left such a bad taste in my mouth. Everything I love about ACOTAR and it's characters were completely destroyed by a weak plot with an insufferable fmc that had shitty redemption and development. I admit, I already didn't like Nesta before, but I was actually had high hopes for her story and wanted to see why she was the way she was, and how she was going to fix her relationship with her sisters, especially Feyre, whom she's been awful to practically theri whole lives. 

And yet, there was none of that. What I got was an absolute pornfest with cringy YA girlboss scenes and dialogues. Nesta and Cassian practically lost all the depth and chemistry they had in the previous books where they weren't even the main couple, mind you, and Nesta was given two strangers that became her replacement sisters, and allowed her to shove aside her issues with her actual sisters. Not to mention, every other character from the series was done so dirty and written in an uncharacteristically bad light in hopes of boosting Nesta's likeability, which didn't even fucking work. 

And no, don't tell me that because it was in her point of view, it means that we are finally seeing Feyre, Rhysand and the Inner Circle for who they are and that the "rose tinted glasses" that Feyre "wore" in her point of view were gone. I think it's bullshit. A clear excuse to deflect how mischaracterized everyone else was, even Nesta, and how their personalities and dynamics were ruined in favor of furthering her conflict with them and advancing the "plot" of the book in the most lazy half-assed way. I'm so done.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

this book sucks. if youre a nesta hater/critic who wanted to see her change and become better, especially towards feyre, you WILL be disappointed. you have been warned.