Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

3 reviews

woodsofthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

5.0

it has been a while since a book made me feel like my heart was being ripped out of my chest but i was laughing the whole way down. this book was so clever and interesting, i loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wasn’t sure how to choose a tag for this one - technically it’s unconsensual sex? but basically the mc has sex with his wife cause he’s told by the church he has to to avoid institutionalization cause all men have active sex drives apparently. so that sucks. also the animal death is pretty terrible, please be warned. it happens in chapter 14 on pages (add this in!), and while it is helpful to understand the

time travel

it’s hard to read.

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail