Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

129 reviews

sinslashcos's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

 What's more terrifying: claustrophobia or assault??

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This book IS A LOT yet I'm not sure where it's going. I have some sympathy for Auren but she does have a decent case of whiny main protagonist syndrome (which I can't barely stand post-Iron Flame). I've seen that the reviews for the later books are higher and I'm curious of how much of that is sampling bias versus the books actually getting better?? so I will be reading further and will report back later. I'm looking for a HEA, but will we get it?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Confinement

jenminicricket's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I definitely plan to continue this series. I am intrigued by the premise and hopefully that the future books in the series will be fit my reading style a bit better. Of course the genre that it is, there are plenty of red flags a waving everywhere, but we seemed to creep through the plot. It is definitely a character focused book, but I would have loved a few more answers and something a but stronger to pull me through the slower cadence of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I felt like a lot didn’t happen in this book and it was a lot of Auren complaining about life. I’m glad that she started to take charge of her life and see that she has been consistently failed by the men she encounters

other than Sail. I loved him

I don’t really like Midas and I don’t trust him. He gives me the ick and seems emotionally manipulative to someone who is naive and traumatized. I hope to see Auren get him in the future.

I’m intrigued enough to continue but this book was a little meh for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Blood, Sexual violence, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Trafficking, Infertility, and Vomit

heather1023's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

swolerabbit's review against another edition

too much sexual assault for my liking, let alone for a romance novel. 
and i'm supposed to read the whole series??? nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child death, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, War, Slavery, Infertility, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

m0nnney's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I think it is misleading to label this book a romance. This book would also require trigger warnings. If you are aware what you are getting into, it could be a good read but I fear the marketing gets people into the book with wrong expectations leading them to misunderstand and dislike the book. Overall I thought it was insightful and could be a really good story about abuse and how it changes the abused. It could help understand why victims act the way they do and how ones worldview can be corrupted by years of abuse. I have not read any other books of the series so I do not know how it progresses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

icy_queen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Blood, Death, and Sexual content

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, War, Cursing, Infertility, and Torture

jamby4546's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

kria96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse