Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Dukkehuset by M.J. Arlidge

4 reviews

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Fast paced, thrilling, short chapters. I just sometimes find the characters to be missing something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

harleyqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

A man is kidnapping women with specific body traits and their bodies are turning up with bluebird tattoos. Can helen find the killer before his next captive dies . Would have been a 5 but the mild incest is a big nope 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest

reading_for_pluto's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Minor: Mental illness

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment