Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

23 reviews

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical content, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and War

Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

katiefronk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Torture, Confinement, Death, Violence, Slavery, Suicide, Cursing, Physical abuse, Murder, and Blood

mirrorstorm_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Suicide, War, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism

rubyroses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was an amazing end to Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown !!

Throughout the trilogy we follow Darrow on his journey from red to gold to something more. But, in Morning Star we see shift from Darrow as the sole focus. Instead, we find that those around him are also just as important in fixing society. We truly see Darrow grow from a child into a man and this is reflected in his actions. 

Be prepared… in this book some of the most loved and most hated character die & others live… or maybe they do both (it’s hard to explain you’ll just have to read it to find out). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Slavery, Blood, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Classism, Violence, and Excrement

surdiablo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

I really liked it overall but didn't find it as enthralling as its predecessor. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't boring in any way and certainly had its shiny moments, but I just comparatively <b>loved</b> the political maneuvers in Golden Son. Unfortunately, I also found the pacing somewhat jarring again, especially the ending which felt quite rushed, and I wasn't a fan of the

'unreliable narrator' twist. It felt as if the protagonist blatantly lied to the reader somewhat when it happened, which could have been executed better. Considering that with the subsequent events that lacked any consequences alongside a somewhat cheesy epilogue,

I feel like it kinda soured my experience so I'm afraid there isn't much more to say. I feel like it's a 3.5 ⭐ book ( felt the same about the first one ),  but I'mma round up to a 4 since I really enjoyed everything else until that point. I won't be continuing this series till the remaining books come out however, as I am impatient to wait. 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture and Confinement

joshoonet's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

• A lot of fighting, as is to be expected of the last book in a YA trilogy
• All the battling wasn't as interesting as I hoped it would be, apart from a few notable exceptions
• Really liked the beginning and the end, but a lot of the stuff in between was just alright
• Maybe I was just burnt out on this series though? I read over 1200 pages of it in two days, wouldn't be too surprising

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Grief, Confinement, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Child death, and Excrement

Confinement/Suicide Attempt:

the protagonist is confined to a tomb-like cell for 9 months in the beginning of the book without light or human contact. He tries to end his life before being abruptly liberated from his cell.

War, Grief and all Violence:

most - if not all - of this book is about war and trying to take over certain ships or planets. Close friends of the main characters die by violence throughout the book, as well as millions of unnamed characters.

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This is my favorite installment in the Red Rising series so far. A lot of my previous complaints are less glaring here—the female characters are treated less like sexual objects (though, ultimately, almost every one invariably finds themselves smitten with a man and swayed by whatever he wants), the core of the book felt a lot stronger, and the stylized narration didn’t grate on me this time around. Pierce Brown’s strength certainly lies in his ability to create a sweeping, epic battlefield, with twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. I felt myself caring for the characters and their fates more than I had before, though I will admit some of the “twists” were unfortunately over-telegraphed. If you liked the last two installments, I see no reason why you wouldn’t enjoy this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Excrement, Genocide, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Blood, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and Confinement

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

adventuresofv's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

I LOVE this series. This book had some particular plot twists in the final third of the book; just as I was starting to get tired. As though...the author knew!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, War, Torture, and Confinement

felinefey's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide and Cannibalism