Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

9 reviews

lindsaythelibrarian's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

what a perfect book to read in one day!!! i loveeeee cylvan what a perfect little bitch. he can fit so much howl energy in him /fondly. the smut was amazing, the raven and the pixie moment... gah... so good. the "hm hm show him his place" "you mean between my legs" is living rent free forverr now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Bullying

Moderate: Physical abuse, Confinement, and Medical content

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Violence, Bullying, and Murder

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Slavery, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Grief

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

nevermoregothic's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment and Vomit

jjjreads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Child death, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Excrement, and Grief

lennie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Bullying

purrson's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I’m not big on the fae genre, but I loved this. The ending still has me reeling (spoilers later) but I loved the world building in this book, and how unapologetically queer and sex-positive the society is. The magic systems are so unique and interesting, the characters lovable (the villains horrendous), without any being clumsy or trope-y. Consent is handled so well, even with the typical issues of the genre.

I’m new to reading self-published work, and the quality of the writing is so good that when I finished this I was surprised it wasn’t published by TOR or another well-known imprint. That said I’m happy to avoid the publishing lags and have already preordered Book 2.

I was surprised by how deep the mystery/injustice that Cylvan and Saffron face runs, and how real the villains challenging and isolating our MCs feel: The mystery seems to catch the characters and the reader off guard together, which was unexpected (I’m not complaining) and I’m so interested to see where it goes; the villains’ plan of increasingly isolating MCs from their support systems, from their societal and innate power, and finally from each other, was chillingly realistic.
I really hope Book 2 (or 3? I don’t know how many are planned as I write this) lets us enjoy Cylvan & Saffron happy together, once they defeat their enemies and smash down the politics and villains that keep them apart and oppressed. Taran’s abuse tactics are so grounded in reality & Kaelar’s lechery feels so real, that I’m left angry at the other characters who comply and enable them.

All in all a fantastic book, and I’m hoping the next is even more enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, and Sexual content