Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Una corte de rosas y espinas by Sarah J. Maas

221 reviews

nurseamandarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

rory18's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual content, War, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry

nagisasigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I went into this book expecting something totally overhyped and all about sexual tension with zero plot and I was dreading it. I didn't expect to read something so intense and dark! I have trouble wrapping myself in books as I read but with this one, I was immersed every time I picked it up. I won't say the writing is perfect or that it's a book every person needs to read, but if you like tense and vivid books and aren't afraid of the romantic moments, read it. I'm glad I let myself enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Grief, Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Torture

cecetomas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I am so conflicted on this book. The first half? Pointless, annoying, basic. This beauty and the beast retelling was so on the nose it was frustrating, because it felt so uncreative and predictable. About halfway/two thirds of the way through the book though, it 180s and becomes a different, far more interesting and exciting story.

The imagery was really nice af the writing was easy to get through, but make no mistake, I'm continuing the series for Lucien and Rhysand. Tamlin and Faeyre are boring on their own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, and Torture

sarahreadsromance's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

Look it may not be the most well written and there are some grey lines that are towed in this book, but it definitely is addicting and I definitely will be reading the next books.  If you’re looking for an easy fantasy read that is slightly dark, it does the job.  It’s cliche, but if you’re just here for the vibes, do it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Vomit, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, War, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Murder, and Violence

thegrandmafriend's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

madeleine_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Murder

eviemayhem's review against another edition

With all the hype around these books, I really wanted to like them. For me, the character development seems only skin-deep and is only ever improved to move forward a toxic romance. There's so many violent things that only exist to traumatize the main characters, questionable sex scenes in even more questionable scenarios, and even with the dramatic audio I just could not get invested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Confinement

krummereads's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

At the time I read it, it was great. Now it’s fine, not really my thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

chelseylb1988's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Confinement, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Violence