Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Uma Esperança Dividida by Alyssa Cole

4 reviews

heather667'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

As the second installment in Alyssa Cole's Loyal League series, this was a knock-out for me. I LOVE quieter slow-burn stories where the stakes gradually heighten until you are ready to scream from the on-page tension - this is that, both interpersonally between Marlie and Ewan AND externally as the increasingly invasive Confederate presence in Marlie's home drives her from her day-to-day life and family. Marlie, a free Black woman living with her white family in the South, is everything I love in a competent and self-protective heroine. She is inventive and reflective and knows when to take measured risks. And Ewan, neurodivergent and earnest and deeply traumatized by his role in the war, is so well-matched. Cole explores the impact of the war on free Black folks and poor white folks in divided territories and the various occupying factions, delivering a nuanced and compelling plot that drives this romantic suspense. This was 5/5 for me, I highly recommend to all historical romance readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism