Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

5 reviews

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion

calcified_boner's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

the devil's minion chapter ily 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jelliestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Body horror, Death, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

super_panda's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

This is an okay, albeit somewhat long, continuation of the vampire chronicles. However, it has passages that are so sexist that it becomes difficult to continue. I'm not sure what's worse; reading the dialog of this character or having their views go unchallenged. Also has racist undertones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Cultural appropriation

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Islamophobia, and Abortion