Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

7 reviews

aofthej's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This book was excellent. I would have read this in like 3 days if I wasn’t sick for a week. My only gripe is that the theme did feel a bit heavy handed at times, but this book did literally make me gasp and put my hand over my mouth at one point so I can’t be that upset. I recommend this to people who are chill with horror, sentient islands, and a smidge of toxic sapphic relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Misogyny

mostlyvoidpartiallystars's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

An incredible exploration of grief, of the costs of power, and how love changes us. 

The horror was very well built up, making it one of the more terrifying horror novels I've read. 

The only reason it's not a full 5.0 is

I don't feel like the cult was built out well. I like her dad's role in it, and his being forced to choose between it and his daughter, but the rest of the cultists almost felt cartoonishly evil in a way that didn't click for me. I needed a little more for it to land. They're a great complication, but their characterization leaves something to be desired.

Is this story a "Bury Your Gays" trope?

Not at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Death of parent

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Really enjoyed the first 200 pages but after that things kind of derailed for me. I didn't love where the plot ultimately ended up and I found the characters way too catty and self-centered in the face of what they were supposed to be dealing with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

thebookraiders's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

sameehaha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

This was addicting to read. I wish I had more thoughts to share but that's really all. I spent most of my free time reading this so I think that's a good enough review.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence and Acephobia/Arophobia

marieketron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A pretty average read compared to weird (monster) mysteries I read last year. The inclusion and diversity elements were really strong, to the point of occasionally feeling like the reader is being mildly lectured, but I appreciated the message that just because someone regrets and repents for their actions doesn't mean you're obliged to forgive them. The monster elements felt relatively tame, and I felt like the plot could have been a lot shorter, but overall a fine read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Cursing