Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

La guerra delle dieci regine by Nisha J. Tuli

23 reviews

searchingforhappilyeverafter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

 Trial of the Sun Queen is the first book in Nisha J. Tuli’s Artefacts of Ouranos series. 

 

Lor and her siblings have endured twelve long years of torture and imprisonment under the Aurora King’s rule. Her only desire is to free her family and get revenge for every moment of torment inflicted upon them. Unforeseen circumstances find her in the perilous Sun Queen Trials, where she is to compete against nine others to become queen of Aphelion. The stakes are high. If Lor loses, she dies or will be returned to the Aurora King. While Lor doesn’t fully understand how she ended up in the trials, she wants nothing more than to win the competition so that she can gain her freedom, help her family, and become one step closer to getting revenge.  

 

This story is romantasy entertainment at its best, filled with almost nonstop thrilling action, intriguing politics, magic, fae, romance, and thoughtful social commentary. The writing style feels more YA, though content-wise this book is definitely adult or NA. 

 

The worldbuilding is excellent. Lor has been imprisoned since childhood, so she is practically seeing the outside world for the first time. Basically, the readers are learning everything about this world at the same time Lor is, which I thought was really well done. 

 

Lor is definitely one of my new favorite fantasy FMCs. She is feisty, resilient, intelligent, and willing to do whatever is necessary to save those she loves. 

 

Tuli has brilliantly crafted a story that kept me turning the pages well into the night. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jasfa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

travistyaverted's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

megnut's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

kemikemi's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Alcohol

goldenleafbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is the first book I've read by Nisha J Tuli, and I'm absolutely delighted to have found this author. Her characters are very well done, and I especially enjoy the way that she mixes in lore and history of the world throughout the novel. I never felt like they're was an exposition dump. 

The book is part of an unfinished series, scheduled to be completed this year. HEA is not at the end of the books, it seems like it will be the end of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

Nothing in this book is gratuitous. All content warnings involve things that are genuinely necessary to the plot of the story.

chi__'s review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Violence

deniseneutel's review against another edition

The pitting of grown women against each other over some man. The two main characters haven't even interacted. 

Oh and I'm pretty sure Lor is the lost queen of hearts or some shit. I mean she has the red stone right.

The writing is terrible. And it's as anti feminist as it gets. 

I mean: "He's just a male and can't be held responsible for his actions"

Uh victim blaming, rape culture. Just a big fat nope on this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, and Misogyny

karapillar's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny and Vomit