Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

71 reviews

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

Read for a book club, and was so happy to get sucked in to the story when reading has been hard for me this year. The side characters were the best part, along with Kingfisher's penchant for exploring the mundane everyday parts of life in her fantasy stories.

Audiobook was GREAT, Amara Jasper did a fantastic job.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Cannibalism

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I love Kingfisher’s fairy tales. This one seemed to divert a few times but when it was on track, it was amazing. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Torture

jaimc's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content

amandaskye's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Torture, and Dementia

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm a bit too in my feelings to properly review this but I loved it.

I cried when bone dog died and I cried when they brought him back, what a good boy

Amara Jasper did such a fantastic job narrating this, I specifically decided to listen to the audiobook instead of getting the ebook because of the sample, and it was an excellent decision

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

A side character discusses having passively suicidal thoughts/past attempts (putting himself in dangerous situations that should've killed him)

thewillowwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was such a fun read! Got through it in one sitting. I will definitely be reading this author’s other books. The characters were fun and the universe was so cool. The writing was great.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

justmys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Rich with loveable characters, great pacing and a gripping story.
A dark and refreshing fairy tale.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sai_like_sigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

cwbillings's review

adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I am absolutely floored by this book! Easily one of my new favorites. She weaves together inspiration and iconography from fairytales, ancient and modern, to create something wholly unique and beautiful! This story follows classic fairy tale formulas while at the same time offering something new and just as enchanting! I found myself often highlighting and denoting passages and phrases that really struck me because the author is masterful at explaining seemingly complex feelings and thoughts. Her writing is simply stunning. I definitely shed a tear over this one and laughed out loud through it too. It’s genuinely funny and touching. Highly recommend!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ettegoom's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a good one! Thoroughly fairy tale, with clear heroes and villains, a curse and a princess to be rescued. 
I love the concepts of the bone-wife and of the blistered land.  
Well worth reading. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy