Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

189 reviews

lakinglaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book — this book has my heart. I have never cried so much and so often with a story before — and not all those tears were sad — most of them, in fact, were of joy and love. That love, the compassion, the sacrifice — I won’t be able to let these characters go — not ever. It was all a gift. 🖤

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, and Death

knoats1121's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Vomit

druzyquartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

kkellymsu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, War, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

smilingsammie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit, Classism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexism, Gaslighting, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, War, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

kmthorson2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Death of parent, Body horror, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Classism, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual assault

strange_abalone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Rape, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War

ckyoung's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Murder, and Sexual content