Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Erfgenaam van vuur by Sarah J. Maas

188 reviews

kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

per my spreadsheet:
all i put in my spreadsheet was 'damn dude'

so many new and wonderful characters and story lines introduced in this book, so excited to keep reading and see where this story takes me

spice 🌶  - a 2 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 weeks 2 days
did it make me cry? - this is the one that did it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and War

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

sissiemilia's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The last 30% or so of the book was really good. the first 50% were mind numbingly boring. A lot of it should have been edited out. Most of the book felt like a filler episode.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

marie_mell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Cursing

literarymary95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I think this book lost some steam in comparison to the first 2 books. I think it's mostly because there is so much world building and necessary character introductions. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was Manon's POV. It just felt like I had to push through her chapters to get to the good stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and War

literarymary95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

I think this book loses a little steam compared to the first 2 books simply because there's a lot more world building going on. I think SJM does an excellent job writing in multiple perspectives. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was Manon's POV. It just felt like I was pushing myself to finish her chapters any time they showed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and War

belletheblogger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

I don't really understand the relationship between Celena and Rowan

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and War

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mrsjburgin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

savage_book_review's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

The calm before the storm. Although objectively this is not the best book in the series, I think it's my favourite precisely because it's predominantly about the characters rather than the significantly progressing the plot of the series. And the audio version of confirms this. 

I would love to be able to devour this audio in a single sitting, as I think I'd enjoy it even more without the interruptions, picking it up mostly felt like I was sliding back into something relatively relaxing. However, I think this one will properly fly when it gets the graphic audio treatment. 

Of course, the massive draw of this book is the introduction of Rowan Whitethorn. Now, IMO he doesn't reach Bat Boy levels of sexiness until later on in the series, but he's by far the most interesting character in this whole series and this book gives him a great foundation. Elizabeth Evans does a great job bringing him to life (as she does with all of the characters), but he is the one character that I think does need a proper voice actor to do him justice. 

The biggest shift in my perception of these books that has come about due to listening to the audios is I've realised just how fleeting the characters' feelings seem to be about their relationship partners. When I read the physical books, because I read quickly it comes across fairly naturally, but where the audiobooks are slower it's really hammered home the immaturity here. Four books in, and Celaena is on man number four. Dorian is on girl two with more to come, Chaol is a bit behind but about to get going... and it's not like they're painted as teenage crushes or casual relationships either - the feelings always seem to be all-consuming, end game feelings. It's 100% just an observation, not a criticism, because they story and the characters work, but it's just something I can't necessarily relate to.

The other thing I love about this book is that I can picture the majority of scenes in my head with absolute clarity - certainly more than in any of the other books. I still see Abraxos as Toothless, but that just makes it cuter! I see Maeve as Miranda Richardson's Queen Mab from 'Merlin' (the Sam Neill version from the 90s), and the image of her surrounded by her cadre of warrior Fae is crystal clear. I think the gentler pace allows the scenes to build more completely and immerse the reader more fully, and then the slower speed of the audios and the wonderful narration boosts the effect even further.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Vomit