Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Throne of Glass - Kriegerin im Schatten by Sarah J. Maas

8 reviews

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Genocide and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Death of parent

lqne's review against another edition

bad writing 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, and War

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melaniepearce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This is the type of book and style I would expect from SJM after reading ACOTAR and Crescent City. 
Solid reads with decent plot and pacing. I can tell something good is brewing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Trafficking

campisforever's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Crown of Midnight is markedly better than Throne of Glass, develops the three major characters in considerably more depth, and better establishes the longer investment of the narrative series. 

That said, the treatment of the one character of color that was major in Throne of Glass is upsetting. Maas’ casts aren’t particularly diverse to begin with, and this book’s fridging of the most prominent (and visible) character of color so far does not bode well for future characters of color, if they’re introduced at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Slavery, and Vomit

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Medical content

sandra_matute'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Sigo amando esta saga y los personajes me hacen pasar por todas las emociones LITERALMENTE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Vomit