Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Rock Paper Scissors, by Alice Feeney

5 reviews

tristapruridge's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Infertility, Stalking, Car accident, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Alcohol, Murder, and Grief

growintogardens'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

3.25

I had most of it figured out quicker than expected, but it kept my attention throughout and surprised a couple times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse

alexisgarcia's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

this was good but it felt like too much and not enough at the same time. some things were repetitive and some were underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

readingwithmeredith'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Murder, Stalking, and Infertility

Minor: Cursing

taliahsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

 An absolutely shock-the-conscience thriller that left me reeling at the end of it, I can't recommend this book enough. The narrators in this book were delightfully unreliable, and as a reader, you never know who, or what, to trust. The atmosphere was perfect - spooky and creepy in all the right ways. Nothing is as it seems and you can't believe what you read. 

Trust me when I say you'll want to read the last half of the book in one sitting; you won't be able to put it down. As someone who doesn't typically go for a thriller as my genre of choice, this book was the perfect deviation from the norm. 

Favorite quotes: 

"If every story had a happy ending, then we'd have no reason to start again."(10) 

"The things that define us are rarely what we might choose."(26)

"Feelings don't have to be mutual to be real."(45) 

"The reason why a person lies is almost always more interesting than the lie itself."(141) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Confinement, and Kidnapping