Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Coração de Tinta by Cornelia Funke

9 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Well written, with characters impossible to not get attached to. It's been a hot minute since I've read this series, and it's still as fun as I remembered.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gun violence, Ableism, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, and Confinement

sarah_plemmons's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Torture, Stalking, Sexism, Murder, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

queen_melliott's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was good and honestly surprisingly complex in story and character arcs for a children’s book. It was pretty dark for a children’s book, too. The sheer number of times animal cruelty was mentioned or described was quite disturbing. I’m glad I didn’t read this in my childhood.
Elenor was undoubtedly the MVP. 
Still, I don’t see myself continuing with the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Body shaming

Minor: Slavery and Murder

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism

Though I didn’t expect to like the book as much I did, given that I’ve read a few other series with a very similar premise (“Pages and Co.”, by Anna James, and “Story Thieves”, by James Riley, to name two), i surprised myself by enjoying this book very much, and i even plan on reading the sequel soon! (I also now realize that “Inkheart”, is one of the blueprints for the stories i’ve mentioned above lol)

kzkoni's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Kidnapping

fantasycat's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Violence and Death

merin_aran's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

3.0

This was a childhood favourite of mine so I decided to reread it! As someone who loves to get lost in books I really like the concept of this story. It was just as charming and enjoyable as I remembered, but lacked the depth and nuanced writing I craved as an adult reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Violence

thepyts2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury