Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney

7 reviews

druzyquartz's review

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

doahdancer's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

lady_valhella's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

I tried to look past all the straight sex to see the story underneath but I couldn’t find the story. It was really a lot of sex, not that it is bad or wrong, but there was no christmas here. This is not a cozy Christmas read. This is dark sex fantasy story.

lauramparis's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Way spicier than I normally read but overall I had a great time with this one. It was fast-paced and kept my attention throughout, which is saying something because I read this over the holidays in the middle of being busy prepping for Christmas and other winter gatherings. I will say, that even though it’s marketed as a Nutcracker retelling, it reads more like ACOTAR with the lightest sprinkling of characters from The Nutcracker, so adjust your expectations going in that it might not be as Nutcracker-y as you were expecting. Overall, I would recommend this one if:

• You’re looking for an easy book to read during busy times.
• You’re a romantasy fan
• You love smut and spice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

tguccione's review

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent