Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

28 reviews

cheyenne_rose's review

adventurous emotional 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

Very dearly absolutely loved it. A soft and lovely queer space opera with plenty of mystery, action, and intrigue, this is something I want much more of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Torture

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Confinement and Murder

katsbooks's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

"Nobody could want more than who you are.” 

I really enjoyed this sci-fi. I'm definitely sci-fi "lite" reader. Huge, complex worlds are incredibly daunting to me. This book was slightly intimidating because of the genre alone but felt approachable because it seems to be a stand alone. There's also an element of romance which I know I like. I'd definitely recommend this to people who, like me, are sci-fi beginners. It took me a little bit to understand the world but once I did, the plot moved at a nice pace. I absolutely adored our two main characters, Kiem and Jainan. They were exasperating in the most lovable, muffin-like way. This book balanced political intrigue, mystery and romance quite well. One of my only major critiques is that the resolution seemed a bit more drawn out than it needed to be. The writing could be overly descriptive at times. Ultimately, this book was really great, even more fantastic when you consider that this is the author's debut novel. I'll definitely be looking out more from them in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

vkodhai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

firefly's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Medical content

kukushka's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

adotzam's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

maryellen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

I'd give this one more than 5 stars if I could. I absolutely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape

water_violin's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Whew. Check the trigger warnings for this one, folks, but it was really engaging! I was very drawn into the characters and the political intrigue and the mystery of the whole story, but I also appreciated the little things like the banter between the characters and the fascinating ideas about gender and political titles. I would definitely recommend this book, but again... check the warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Kidnapping