Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

256 reviews

khaley0127's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

Wow this book in the series was incredible. What a journey, and such revelations. What an empowering story it is to watch Celaena become Aelin, own her identity, her past, her truth, what she must do. And Rowan was a character I desperately needed in this series. I had many heartbreaks at the end of the book, many reveals that had me enraged. I literally shook with anger lol, I feel like a book deserves 5 stars if you pull genuine emotion from me (considering I have an impenetrable mask while reading lol I do not get emotional visibly easily)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and War

spazzcats's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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: Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, and Drug abuse

littlered22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another great addition to the series. Had me crying a couple of times and I just couldn't wait to read more of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

unboundbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

hannah_hearts_books's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love all of the new characters we are introduced to in this book. Manon is everything. Wow, what an ending. OMG. I’m utterly obsessed. 😭😭🔥❄️✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Slavery, and Violence

jls6283's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

This story is so complex and layered!

There are A LOT of new characters in this book. And all the old ones go through IMMENSE amounts of growth. It’s insanity

There were some spots that were tedious, but I’m sure will pay off in the end in SJM fashion. 

I will say too this is where I feel like the writing style matured more. The first two did have some strange writing/editing choices in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

tiernanalexandria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

If it had made me cry it would be a 5/5. Maas is a phenomenal writer who draws you into a world so unlike our own. Rumors of magic, love and loss, and Bonds to be Found, Broken, and Created take the lead in the themes through this book. 

We still love all of the characters from previous books, but the new characters we meet find their way into our hearts too. 

Maas lights a small candle flame of hope in our hearts when all feels like despair. 

We are rooting for Aelin, to whatever end. 🖤🙌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming, Slavery, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Feral for Rowan.

nimeneth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

This series is going to give me a heart attack, I swear. Holy heck, SJM, you really know how to build the drama!

This one starts slow and has more world-building right at the beginning. We're on a different continent so it's useful and important information, but between the new info, cast of characters, and Celaena/Aelin's dark emotiotional state, there was some effort required to get going. Manon is interesting and I can't wait to see what happens with the Thirteen and Abraxos. Also I'm curious to see what Chaol gets up to moving forward. He's very.... Chaol-y, but still. What's your next move, bud?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Grief

ladyrambo'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An amazing emotional trip and continuance of the series.  It keeps you literally on the edge of your seat. I could not put the book down and there are not a lot of books out there that does that to me..  I will be thinking about this story for the next several days.  It’s definitely a book and a series that you can dive in and forget the world around you.  ❤️. LOVED IT! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, and Colonisation