Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

7 reviews

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

An almost relaxing turn in the midst of this series, but still maintaining the mystery and global stakes. The book feels generally hopeful and introduces a new part of the world well, and is only let down by the characters’ very occasional childish behaviour.

Yrene is a very engaging character, and Chaol and Nesryn both grow to find their places in the series. Very interesting revelations and the setting contrasts very well with the northern continent.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicide, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

imds's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

1.25

I hate this book with every fiber of my being. Chaol Westfall is an awful character who defers only suffering, and I think poor darling Yrene deserved better. All of the twists? Absolutely saw them coming. The blatant and sickening ableism in this book? Disgusting. The only reason I didn’t DNF was because I would’ve been upset that I let a book beat me, and I’d already spent 8 1/2 hours slogging through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Confinement and Gaslighting