Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

108 reviews

nkmustdie's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual content, Trafficking, Vomit, Abandonment, Classism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Slavery, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, War, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, Gore, and Genocide

luminescify's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

 WOWWWW this took me so long to finish, but in my defense I lost steam after Mist and Fury as I felt like nothing could top it. The beginning of this was really slow, middle picked up a little bit and the end absolutely SLAPPED ME in my face. Mist and Fury is still my favorite but this one was really good too.

I'm not going to lie, I don't even remember most of the first half of this book. I've been reading this since February and it's August hahahahahahahaaahaa but I do remember my FAVORITE scene in this entire book which was when

Spoiler

Lucien and Feyre are running from Lucien's shitty brothers in the Autumn Court and get cornered on an ice lake and CASSIAN AND AZRIEL LAND TO SAVE THEM AND CASSIAN GOES "I suggest you drop my lady."

THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT!!!

BUTTTT this book takes the cake for sure on making me cry the most out of the entire series so far. Everything after the war starts was just flooding straight from my eyeballs. Couldn't stop even if I tried AND it made it hard to read. I don't think I breathed for 10 chapters. I'm excited for this novella with no mean or sad or upsetti spaghetti things in it because I need a friggin break. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore and Violence

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This book was amazing! A Court Of Mist And Fury was better, but I LOVED this book (which tells you how much I loved ACOMAF lol)!!! 

Spoiler

I was very wary when the book started with Feyre back in the Spring court, but honestly, the way she acted & everything she did while there was so badass!! She has really come into her own since ACOTAR, and I think all the thanks goes to Rhysand, who treats her like a man should treat a girl, like a partner! He doesn’t try & control anything she does, or treat her like she’s nothing but a prize. Rhysand is the kind of guy any women would want! New Book Boyfriend for the win!! 

You got to know Feyre & Rhysand in ACOMAF, while they got to know each other & figured out who they were for themselves, & to each other. But in ACOWAR, you get to watch them shine as the badass people & couple that they are! You get to see how they complete each other, & love each other. It’s like a dream!
& the rest of the characters are just as amazing! Azriel, Cassian, Mor, Amren; the 6 of them make a family & I love how they all trust & love each other!
I could go on & on with reasons why I love these characters, but then this review, would be a 10 page essay! Lol 
So I’ll just leave it with: READ IT FOR YOURSELF! You’ll fall in love with them too!!! 💜

Also, Tamlin Sucks! Idk why I ever liked him?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Spoiler

I’m just glad he did the right thing in the end!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Hate crime, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery and Child death

josiee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Stalking, War, Ableism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

callenmecait'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Lesbophobia

banscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

this is most definitely my favourite so far from the acotar series. i laughed. i cried. well, sobbed really. this book really hit home for me with the dialogues, and the development of nesta and elain's characters was one of my favourite parts. to make once minor characters into something major and turn their unique personalities into something far more prominent is truly an art form that sarah j maas has mastered. i'm so enamoured by how sarah writes the most complex of emotions, and how her characters are in no way perfect through their dialogues and actions that even the protagonist is not immune from. i was utterly engaged from the beginning to the end, but my favourite part of it all was the extension of nesta and cassian, who had me sobbing my heart out. in conclusion, i am once again revering sarah j maas as a genius.

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Content Warnings

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

sarahemhavens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Torture, and Sexual violence

smkelly1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Yet again I am in Awe. An incredible book. An incredible world I find myself lost in. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Grief, Blood, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Classism, and Death