Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

25 reviews

hspfost's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I actually really liked this book, but it was just a little too graphic for me. So much of it was sad or scary, with very few moments of hopefulness. I enjoyed the growth of the main character, and I loooved the way ancient Pompeii came to life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy

Very intense descriptions of sexual violence. Avoid if you may be triggered.

cmlalonde's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

dalypierce's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm so glad this is a trilogy! I would be so sad to leave Amara and Pompeii and even that rat bastard Felix, a man so loathsome and yet you find yourself rooting for him on occasion. Fair warning, though, there is a lot to be triggered by in this story. TW's for slavery, rape, violence, narcissism, mental abuse, suicide, kidnapping, assault, and consistently explicit language. I'm sure there are more that I have forgotten.

The characters have so much dimension that sometimes you love them and sometimes you hate them. And the place making is chef's kiss. You get such a clear picture of Pompeii, yet the author doesn't overdo it with description. I could see the houses, streets, bars, theatre, brothel, clothing - everything - so clearly that they will live in my mind like memories of a place visited in real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

cheyenne7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mollymadworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Heartbreaking, strong woman fighting to survive in a world not built for them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

secunda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.75

This book is incredible! As a Classics student, I’m really put off by historical fiction with glaring  inaccuracies, but I didn’t sense any within this book. It obviously reminded me a lot of walking through Pompeii, but also of reading Ovid’s Amores as well. If you’re a fan of Pompeii, Ovid, Roman Comedy, or women in antiquity, I highly recommend giving this a read. My only critique was that the dialogue didn’t always feel like what a Roman would say, but based on interviews with the author, that seems to have been intentional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming

eelizard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lottselgar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

never felt more attached to a group of women who work in a brothel before

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism