Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kriegerin im Schatten, by Sarah J. Maas

76 reviews

dwinn5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is sooo much better than the first one. I was so close to DNFing Throne of Glass when it was dragging in the middle, but I heard that the series got really good from
book 3 on, so I stuck it out. Now that I’ve read this book, the first one feels almost unnecessary. I know a lot of the information in book 1 was critical for book 2, but it made Throne of Glass almost feel like it was all a set up for the main story, and that’s why it was so tough to get through for me. Crown of Midnight had so much more action, and the pieces of the story started to come together in ways that kept me engaged. Either way, I’m much more intrigued by the overall plot now, and I’m looking forward to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Violence, and Gore

jana07's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement

dearbookboyfriend's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Slavery

lux_ludicro'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abandonment, Classism, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Slavery, Murder, Self harm, and Alcohol

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Splendid, perfect, marvelous, a bunch more adjectives. I was already enjoying this series but this is definitely the one that truly hooked me.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit

shyannereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

rwilcox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

The ending is everything. It had me at the edge of my seat. The whole way through was an adventure. I love the characters. This book made me laugh and cry. It is my favorite book of the year so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Slavery and War

nabecker13's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Slavery, Torture, War, Abandonment, and Colonisation

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.

Spoiler

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

 

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Content Warnings

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