Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

21 reviews

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

While attempting to figure out how to stop the King's power, Aelin must go to the last remaining land of the Fae and face her aunt. 

I found most of the book very slow paced, until like like 70% mark or so. Aelin's training became tedious really fast. I get that there was a big focus on building her and Rowan's characters and relationship, but it was so repetitive. 

Around the 80% mark, I finally started to actually like Aelin. Yes, she has always been badass and resilient, but she has also always been so whiny and bratty. Finally, she started to come into and embrace her own power. She started to act like the Queen she is: a force to be reckoned with. 

Rowan was an ok character. Pretty stereotypical fae male. I did really like his and Aelin's banter and the arc of their relationship in this book. I think he has the potential to be an interesting addition to the series. 

There were SO many POVs and jumped around so much, that I kind of lost interest in some of the storylines after a while. It felt like a bunch of stories ripped apart and thrown together. Each should have been their own novella. I feel like I would have been more interested and invested in the characters. Aelin, Rowan, Dorian, Chaol, Manon, Sorscha... Am I missing any? It's a lot. 

I think that the Chaol and Dorian plotlines fell flat for me.  The only bright spot for me was the the addition of Aedion. I cannot wait to see the chaos that will reign when he is ruined with Aelin. 

Manon and the witches were another interesting addition. I am excited to see where their storyline goes, especially with the addition of the wyverns. 

Tropes: fantasy, magic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Animal death, Deadnaming, and Incest

ashlynnlee_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was the best book in the Throne of Glass series so far. I didn’t feel very connected to Celaena as a character until this book. After reading, I feel like I understand her more. I am also looking forward to reading the next book, since it left off with such a cliffhanger! I’m still not sure how Manon fits into the story just yet. I feel like all of the witches and parts with Bryaxis was for nothing??? I know it probably fits in later, I just don’t understand how yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

starredbyalice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

it gets knocked down .25 stars just because i didn't understand some stuff and because i'm not a fan of insta-love so i felt like dorian and sorsha could have had more build-up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

ninaevan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

This one was slower than the rest... felt like a way to build up the next book rather than something that stands well on its own, but there’s never a dull moment in this series so I really can’t complain. I’m enjoying this world a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Excrement, Vomit, and Colonisation

martharosen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery