Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

107 reviews

ladyrambo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing beginning to a new series.  I have not read the Throne of Glass series yet, but being a fan of her other books (ACOTAR & CC) and after deep book talks with my book bestie ….. it was time to tackle this series.  She recommended starting with this book first (many opinions out there on where to start the series) as she said things will happen later in the TOG series that will bring these short stories back to memory and cause a bigger OMG moment.  The Assassins Blade is the prequel to the TOG series and includes (4) short stories of which are very “surface level” compared to the deep dives you see in her other books.  However, from what I hear, that is coming with the TOG series.  The short stories are great and I fell in love with the FMC immediately.  Tough as nails and takes no crap from anyone with attitude (love it). This book grabbed my attention with the first page and kept me turning the pages.  If you’ve enjoyed Sarah J. Maas or if it’s your first read, don’t miss out on this one.  Happy reading! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, and Torture

melreadss's review against another edition

4.5

my name is sam cortland and i will not be afraid…. excuse me while i go drown in my own tears 

4.5 stars but can’t give it 5 because of how emotionally destroyed i am at this time 
i loved this book but i don’t like feeling such intense dread and grief and sadness when reading so for me that does reduce my rating — though it is a testament to sjm’s writing ability!

the assassin and the desert was by far my favourite novella! 
the mute master was my fav i loved him so much!! i want to live with them in the desert and become a silent assassin

as i got closer and closer to the end of the book i found myself trying to slow down purely because i knew how it ended and didn’t want sam to die 😭 
it absolutely shattered me and with every page i was internally pleading for them to just call it off and go get on the ship and live happily ever after… 
sam’s last words to celaena being “i love you” will haunt me forever 

p.s celaena is so blind for not seeing that arobynn’s grubby little fingerprints were all over every scheme in this book.
arobynn is a disgusting sewer rat and i HATE HIM 

justice for wesley tho he tried to warn her and got knocked out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Violence

victoria_elaine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, but I did dock a little bit for the last section (I got bored) and FOR THE ENDING.

LIKE WTH ARE U DOING KILLING SAM. I’m glad she ended strong though bc I was like girl you better STAND UP‼️‼️

It wasn’t my favorite think I’ve read, but I love Celaena’s strong character and perseverance. Also beware of content warning bc some descriptions left me nauseous 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit and Trafficking

aas's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emis_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

If you read this book after reading Throne of Glass 1-3 you already know how it’s gonna end. It is so heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: War

I knew exactly Sam was gonna die in the end and i kinda knew how. But reading it actually happening was a whole other level of pain. I cried.

faithsbookreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25

SAM😭💔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mrsplace22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

lilcookiepie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.75

This book was harder to get into since I read it as the 3rd book in the series, after crown of midnight and before heir of ash…knowing the ending beforehand and working my way through all the details was agonizing. All I can say is I can’t wait for celaena to get her revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol