Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Appetite for Innocence by Lucinda Berry

22 reviews

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The girls definitely needed therapy to deal with the PTSD but was never even a thought after they were out of the hospital. The ending seemed anticlimactic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abortion, Confinement, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

esemple's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Miscarriage, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

Not a bad read from Lucinda Berry! The first two thirds of the book captured me a lot more than the final act. I did predict the gyst of what happened with Sarah and their situation, which took me out of it a bit. I felt it to be a pretty realistic portrayal of life during and after such traumatic events, especially for survivors so young. The twist at the end just didn't do it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug use and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Miscarriage, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

hollyyym's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Abortion, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

imzadi481's review against another edition

4.0

What a hard read! Didn't like how abruptly it ended. Also, I must find out who narrated Sarah 's parts so that I never listen to another audiobook narrated by her. Every single sentence was read so robotically, like each one was a statement instead of fluidly being interconnected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Confinement, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol

trybltrtle's review against another edition

Way too uncomfortable with the underage, non-consent, sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Rape

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, and Death

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.5

Very much felt like the plot of a Criminal Minds or SVU episode. I really disliked Ella’s mom,

I cannot fathom refusing to listen to a professional’s advice and actively ignoring your traumatized daughter’s pleads to not make her live with someone who idolized their shared abuser. Ella should have punched Petra as soon as she called her “our mom”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Confinement, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

Stockholm Syndrome isn’t a tag but definitely is involved heavily in this book, with a character basically romanticizing her trauma and abuse.