Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

27 reviews

gyroshrike's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Really horny and really funny. Badass also.

Ending too abrupt. Give me an epilogue damnit!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Slavery

moderate decapitation, rotting flesh and corpses, human and animal experimentation

sadetanssija's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Excrement

catalyst226's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

A fantastic second installment to this series. Isthvan was notably my favorite character from book one so I thoroughly enjoyed reading an entire book with him as one of our main characters. Clara was a delightful main character as well. We love a lady that can hold her own in a fight. 

Plot-wise this incorporated some cool world building with the different regions, religion, and creatures. The overarching plot of the stories hit an unexpected crescendo so I look forward to reading book three!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

jonie_rich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

conlmar's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Trafficking

bdingz's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

T. Kingfisher is great at writing loveable characters. I’m excited to read more about Galen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

ritabriar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

I adore how Istvhan and Clara are built for each other, how their deep, dark secret flaws are exactly what makes them perfect for each other. As always, the main characters are kind and humorous. Sigrid, Galen, and Brindle are all vibrant and each charming in their own way. 

The story is a quest and a mystery braided together with a romance on a road trip. It really has everything.

We get to visit a new city, with problems the Temple of the White Rat

can't really solve, but tries to manage anyway.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

There are gladiatorial pits and a

group of women

forcibly taken to them. Creepy dolls make an appearance, in a way, associated with the

return of the smooth men

.

alexijai98's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Fun and medium-stakes fantasy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

distilledreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

It took me a little bit to adjust to Istvhan’s voice/character in this book, because it felt quite different from his portrayal in the first The Saint of Steel book and I was so excited for more of his sassy banter. However, he is really only like that with his fellow paladins, and I have grown to love that subtle difference in character. 

It is evident in the first three books, but really becomes apparent in Book #2 and Book #3. The paladins have an intense bond and treat each other with snarky barbs in a way that they don’t treat anyone else. When they’re off on their own, their own insecurities, demeanor, and personalities comes out. 

I loved the way the overarching plot that began in the first book was picked up in Paladin’s Strength and we were able to see more of the larger world. Just like Stephen, Istvhan was incredibly respectful and sought explicit consent while being a burly bear of a character that I absolutely adored. Kingfisher does an incredible job of depicting intense passion in a healthy and consenting manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Infertility