Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Cursed by Harper L. Woods

8 reviews

shelbydhwright's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

1.0

Pretty disappointing read. This has the potential to be a good story with compelling characters and plot twists. The world building is bare minimum, character development is minimal, half-ass attempts at compelling plot twists just don't make sense and fall flat. The "ending" felt like a huge waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

bzliz's review against another edition

dark 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

2.25

This honestly should’ve just been tacked on to the first book. They dealt with mostly the same problems- trust issues, a half-cooked desire to be grumpy, etc- and I’m not convinced they solved most of them. Dark romance is not really my thing so I guess I don’t see the appeal of a man who is obsessed with you but will murder literally anyone else. Probably should go to therapy. 

She really lost me after the scene with the knife where

Gray knows Iban manipulated Willow and lets him live but doesn’t keep an eye on him to the point that Iban can work with Michael to use Willow to send the devils back to Hell and the plot isn’t discovered until she has been stabbed. Like you just let this guy exist after he’s proven he’s not a good guy and you don’t even keep tabs on what he’s up to? Stupid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

A lot more smut than I had anticipated. Felt very rushed and had an ending open enough for another book. I don't love the idea of Grey waiting 50 years for his future wife to even be born. I would have ignored it if he wasn't constantly bringing it up. The way he's obsessed with her when he hasn't known her for more than a few months was,,,, interesting,,,,

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

direguard's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

mama_dawn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

tguccione's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Good sequel / end to the duet. It didn’t have as much of the dark academia vibe as the first book which was a shame, but this one felt more fantasy driven which was still fun. I liked that Willow didn’t give in easily and that Gray persisted relentlessly. The ending was cute and overall it tied up lose ends from the first book and had a cool take on the magic system for witches. Downside is I didn’t feel emotionally connected to any of the side characters and they felt a little underdeveloped, but I am intrigued by the next instalment in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy