Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

80 reviews

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I really loved Rowan and Aelin’s relationship and felt it was a nice change of pace compared to her past relationships in the books so far. 

Spoiler

I’m sooooo irritated that Soracha died, Aedion and Dorian have been captured, and yet Chaol gets to leave to find her???? Chaol sucks, like he is actively the person I care least about and now he’s in charge of saving them????? Can’t wait to see how that goes bc it’s giving redemption arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death, and Blood

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

The fact that I rated this 3/5 stars the first time I read it is absolutely criminal! My apologies to Sarah J. Maas because this book is actually incredibly well written. The story telling is so much more developed and the balance between the action needed to move an epic fantasy forward and the emotional exploration that adds depth to each character is spot on. I still maintain that the witches’s storyline is a bit boring and seemingly out of place. However, knowing that their role becomes crucial in later books helped me be more invested in their part this time around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

laceylove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Genocide, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Blood, Self harm, Abandonment, Cursing, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Racism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

eberzy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Animal cruelty

haleran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Torture, Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

kirstinlwx's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

Though full of tropes and a healthy dose of one-dimensional thinking, I enjoyed this book so much. I’m fully hooked on this series now, especially with the introduction of new characters and more plot development and world-building. What a fun read, with great twists and stakes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Slavery

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Grief

justabruja's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Grief

ikiteahill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Compared to Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, this book was more enjoyable. There's not quite as much focus on the weird love triangle between Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian. And we learn a lot more about the witches and the fae, so obviously there is a lot more magic in this book.  There are some parts of the story that felt a little like the author was pulling at strings to get the plot to go where she needed it to go. A lot happens in this book and the POV switches between several characters. Usually this bothers me, but perhaps because I listened to the audiobook version, it didn't seem so jarring to switch POV because I was able to move through the story a lot faster than when I read text. The ending leaves you on a cliffhanger wondering what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Genocide

Minor: Drug use and Slavery

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Physical abuse

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I felt like the beginning of the book dragged a bit, but as always with sjm books the second half of the book was a whirlwind. I thought the progression of the story was interesting, and am eager to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gore, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Deadnaming, and Animal death