Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

22 reviews

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

A quick, deeply unsettling read. The atmosphere is incredibly claustrophobic and the events feel frighteningly plausible. It definitely packs quite the punch for such a short novella! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

cursivewolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

This was delightfully spooky and made me feel just as trapped and confined as anyone would be in a cabin during a snowstorm. I love horror that plays with family dynamics and this really delivered. I do feel like I have some questions that didn't quite get answered that are nagging at me, and I feel that they could've been answered if this were a full length novel or even if there was an extra 20 pages, so that's what keeps me from rating it higher. overall a good time though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kstericker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Stalking

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

dale1997's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A short gruesome novella about toxic parents, abuse, and mother-daughter resentment. This one absolutely terrified me, and though you could see where it was going I still found it disturbing. This book is so short but quick paced and addictive. Because it is rather short I don’t want to give too much away.  This was a perfect read for me until the end. The pacing was perfect the whole book until the ending which was abrupt, predictable, and a little too bleak for me. Other than that I loved this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail