Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Blood of Desiderium by Ali Stuebbe

4 reviews

lindseymkish's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

macaronsandmermaids's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Suicide attempt

paperdreams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

crgrace's review

I feel bad- this book has the potential to be at least 4 stars. However, it’s screaming for an editor in a way that made me unable to form a strong connection with the plot/characters. I’ll probably give it another go once the other books are released. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Torture