Reviews tagging 'War'

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

38 reviews

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A great series of adventurous short stories to add some depth and backstory to the characters of celaena sardothien and arobynn Hamel. The first few stories feel more like separate adventures, lower stakes. Then the last two chapters/short stories are much higher stakes, impacting the wider story. A lot of fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

raspberrybee's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and War

arialovegreen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

 A good introduction to the series - I finished this as a prequel before starting Throne of Glass and I'm intrigued by the greater political conflict hinted at in the background, and the lovable characters that I'm sure will make appearances later.

I loved Sam and his relationship with Celaena. 

Although he might as well have had a neon sign hanging over his head that said "I'm going to be murdered for the plot development later."

  I'm intrigued about where things are going for Celaena after this and it sets a very interesting premise for the greater series.

I know there is a lot of back and forth on whether AB should be read first or later on in the mix of the TOG series, but starting with it has increased my intrigue for anyone wondering. Also, my friend who is a diehard fan of TOG swears by starting with AB and I trust her above all else (even you, Ms. SJM). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Vomit, War, and Classism

comolaflore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Emotional abuse and Gore

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Trafficking

toothlessking's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

4.0

Took a while but once I got into the short story format I loved it. Great intro to the characters before launching into Throne of Glass.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

emma_books8870's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and War