Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

El sótano by Natasha Preston

22 reviews

meganemarshall's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

This was just mediocre. It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad. The bad guy and his reasonings were such a cliche. However, it's a cliche for a reason. I just wish that Preston had done something different or more original. 

I didn't really like the FMC Summer. She was really judgmental about other girls and how they chose to deal with this situation. She was pretty useless, either crying or thinking about Lewis. 

I liked that we got Clover's POV, but it would have been better if we got more of him with his mother and what caused him to do this. It was explained, but I would have liked to see more flashback moments. 

The ending was pretty bland. This would have been a perfect opportunity to end on Clover's POV about trying to escape. Or a flash future moment where Summer reads a newspaper article where he does escape. Just something more thrilling instead of boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Suicide

chelseaabu1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

meaghankmc's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

Some important plot points were brushed over and the book got repetitive at times which was a little boring, but overall I was rooting for Summer and the other girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

anjh's review against another edition

i felt so uncomfortable and dirty reading this, as if i was there with the girls. Clover is completely utterly revolting and disgusting and everything he thinks and says just shows how sick of a person he is. the book was so gripping but i just didn’t want to subject myself to the harm of continuing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It was okay. It was underwelming at times and could've been better. 
The writing was very simplimatic and not very descriptive, but it never dragged and the story kept me entertained. If you need something to binge read then you'll probably like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement and Murder

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

sammirosewater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

courtneybrooke's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

samantha7815's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and Stalking

katleyn16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting