Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

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

32 reviews

deedubb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I really like the world building. Tte way the book flows into the next is good too.

the ending is heartbreaking in a classic way. OF COURSE she’s the missing queen.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fictionallycloe's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Animal cruelty

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Slavery, and Kidnapping

sydneyluxford'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Did I understand a single thing that happened in this book? No. Did I enjoy every second of it? Yes.

That ending was so predictable. If 1+1=2, then of course Celaena is Aelin… Idk why Chaol reacted like that at the end tbh.

Also, speaking of Chaol, his and Celaena’s romance felt so forced. I much preferred her with Dorian (please give him another chance 😪). Their relationship just felt like another plot device that was created to keep the story ‘interesting.’ Did I still eat up their scenes together? Of course I bloody did. 

All those things about the Wyrdkeys went straight over my fat head. I have no clue what’s going on but I loved it. I rated it lower than TOG because I didn’t enjoy it as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

inkshadows's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

Good character development. The ending was a cliffhanger but I still felt like the main premise of this portion of the plot was resolved. The book felt complete.

The different character POVs drove the story along in an interesting way, adding depth and complexity to the narrative.

I do wish there was more world building, but as the ending suggests, we’ll see more of that in the next book.

I appreciate the mix of platonic and love relationships. It gave the story more life and made the characters more real. It didn’t feel explicitly romance driven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War

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

midnightmermaid'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

emmasbookshelf27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought this book was a really fun read. It was fast-paced and interesting which kept me engaged throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

thecourtofreading'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

"but death was her curse and her gift, and death had been her good friend these long, long years."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Vomit

martharosen'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Death of parent