Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

116 reviews

jsteinle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

What a whirlwind! Not sure why i’m always skeptical if i’ll like another SJM series because i get so attached to the last one. Surprised yet not surprised that I liked this start equally as much as ACOTAR and TOG (and side note: I’m glad I read it in the recommended order of the former then the latter then this). First 100 pages are confusing but trust me the juice is worth the squeeze. Modern romantasy murder mystery that kept me guessing. Emotional whiplash in the last two parts of the book. Crying in the last 100 pages should be expected at this point. Great setup for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

So so so good, really challenged my world building skills at the beginning but once I got a hang of it it went super fast! Of course the last 100 pages had every twist and turn imaginable and I loved every second of it. I thought no other SJM series could match up with ACOTAR for me, but I 100% fell in love with these characters and this world. 1,000,000/10!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was in many ways a book about grief, about losing hope, about feeling alone. I cried a lot and maybe felt a little bit emotionally manipulated (but isn't that why we read?).

But it's also a book whose message (said repeatedly, almost ad nauseum) is one of love conquering all.

And OMG it was so long. But honestly, with the amount of plot points we had to get through, it was warranted. The pace was pretty normal, not too slow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and War

annamary54's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

This was a difficult book for me to get into, but once I just gave into the fact that I wouldn’t understand all the info dumping in the beginning, I had a great time. Lots of world building that was thrown at the reader right away. So much that i stopped trying to comprehend. I relied on the fact that SJM is a very repetitive writer, and just pushed through. There’s definitely a lot that I still missed, but that is okay cause SJM usually explains things well when they happen. And I’m reading in the kindle, so I can just search for names of things/characters in the book and go back to when it’s first explained. Hunt is very close to being number one on the book boyfriends list…. Idk what else to say about this book. I loved Bryce, she’s funny and strong asf. Some very millennial humor moments in this book, but also some I chuckled at. I had a great time overall, I could already see myself rereading this series and I haven’t even read the other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and War

notamouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

5.0

🌶️
💧💧💧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

moond4ncer's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

A romp. Conversations are hornier than I'd expected but it's a fun adventure to be on with our sassy protagonists 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

stephanieviolet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

knitmonstera's review against another edition

I loved ACOTAR and the last few books of TOG, but this was... not it. I was hoping for steamy, I got triggered. If you are a victim of a violent crime, I highly recommend you stay away from this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Vomit

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this one! The characters were so easy to love and root for! I thought the magical realism was explained well. Sometimes I got a bit lost in the world building but it wasn’t too bad. I love the way this book handled grief. It really showed how differently it can manifest. The writing was good. Every time I thought I had it figured it the plot twisted the other way and I was surprised.

Bryce’s goodbyes had me crying and I absolutely loved her relationship with Hunt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit