Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

5 reviews

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I can't believe I let this sit on my shelves unread for so long! It hits at the perfect intersection of so many things I love in a book: history, myth, trauma, social commentary on power dynamics, animal sidekicks, misunderstood characters, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

Minor: Classism, Confinement, and Murder

Animal death/cruelty is the killing of a pet.

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

abbie_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

Quite wonderful!! My favourite kind of historical fiction, incredibly immersive, compelling characters, a marvellous sense of atmosphere. I had to suspend my disbelief a little towards the end but honestly I had such a good time reading this that I didn’t really care. 

If you enjoyed Sarah Winman’s Still Life then I think you’ll enjoy this too!

Thanks to the publisher for my free review copy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

If you’re squeamish, the injury detail in this book doesn’t hold back! Lots of pus and weeping wounds.

heather_freshparchment'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Physical abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit