Reviews tagging 'War'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

76 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

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

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.75

This was a difficult book to rate, because although I loved Celaena's plot, and I found the other plots interesting, I hated flicking between the three stories. Particularly when there was only one instance where two of the stories intertwined, albeit in such a minor way. This made me throw down the book multiple times when I just didn't want to read about the others at the moment.

Additionally, I felt the change in Rowan's character was ridiculously insincere. I couldn't reconcile that broody war hero with, for want of a better phrase, the eager-to-please puppy he was at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Blood, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and War

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

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