Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

26 reviews

shysheepys's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

A twist I didn't expect. This is scary, tense, depressing, and I couldn't put it down. I appreciate the shift of point-of-views to keep you on your toes as well as to break up the really stressful parts.

Spoiler

I feel so bad for Michael!! And Alice too!! I wanted nothing but the best for the two poor kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

markc64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This booked is F*****

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Incest, Grief, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

clareokd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

nicole_cob_reads'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

kkalicky94's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

This one hurt. It really really hurt. I wasn't so sure about it for the first 50 pages but once I got to the 100 mark I was super invested. The dynamics in this fucked up, evil family were really interesting and heartbreaking to read about and the book presents you with a complicated but believable protagonist that you really want to see win.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Bullying, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Grief, Incest, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Stalking

andromeway's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

3.0

I thought the author's storytelling to be strong enough to keep you reading, even if the language itself was not the best. I did not feel any particular way when reading the book as I did not feel any real connection to the characters. A lot of what takes place is so outside the realm of what is plausible I feel as if there was no way some of this could happen and so I could not really have a personal connection or impact from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

honeyenbee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Pedophilia, and Confinement

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved the ending. at first this was going to be a 3.5 star but then I read the last line and immediately booted it up to 4. loved!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, and Gore