Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

52 reviews

aleyajo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring

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

4.25

Lovisa is gay for Nev. Unfortunately not as good as the other Graceling realm books, however Giddon and Hava are great in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

catinaflatcap's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual violence

gen_nh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

emilycfox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

kell_xavi's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

This is a strange series with every turn. I liked the politics here, but didn’t find the fantasy elements as strong. The sex was overkill.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

bri_morgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death

imds's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bencaroline's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense

• 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

not gay enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I love the additions to the Graceling world in this book! I especially enjoyed the Keeper(?) perspective and the interactions with the silbercows. I also thought that Lovisa as a character was very complex, and it was refreshing to see a teen in YA acting like a teenager instead of a small adult. very excited to pick up the next installment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I put off reading this for such a long time because I didn’t think anything could live up to the original trilogy but I regret that choice. Cashore expands the world and builds the characters deftly while dealing with some heavy and serious topics with nuance and care. 

I was warned about the parents and wow I did not expect it to go like it did and how it evolved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism