Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

42 reviews

verk's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

1.5

No pasa nada durante varios capítulos. Prácticamente durante todo el libro.
Todo se trata de Poppy yendo del punto A al B, preguntándose boludeces entre alguna que otra cosa poco útil  cómo vivir admirando los ojos Ámbar de Casteel 😒.
Poppy y Casteel tienen una dinámica horrible como pareja. Con su jueguito de “hagamos de cuenta”…daaaaaaaale! Poppy tiene 20 años pero vos sos un mamerto de 2 siglos, déjame de joder! 😅
Serán unas 600 páginas realmente soporíferas y recién después pasa algo interesante.
Lo único bueno es el final, es lo único que vale la pena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Torture and Rape

sarahsreadinglist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire picks up right where From Blood and Ash ends. Like the first book, I found many things frustrating, but I still ultimately enjoyed it. It answers some questions from the first book while introducing new and even more mysterious questions, expanding on the rich histories of Atlantia, the Ascended, the wolven, and individuals (e.g. Poppy and Casteel). I found our couple’s relationship development in the second book more interesting and satisfying than in the first, and I’d say fans of enemies-to-lovers arcs will enjoy FBAA’s sequel more than the first book.

Overall, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire carries the same issues I take with From Blood and Ash, but by this time I’ve mostly gotten used to it and still enjoyed the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, and Torture

leedolee's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

Entertaining. The plot is really good and the action and violence was intense. 

I like how many different characters there were and I easily began to find favorites among them. I look forward to the next novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Misogyny, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Grief, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and War

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

Love the characters and the story, even on my third go-around (when I'm leaving this review as I reread before book #4).

However, I'm not in love with JLA's lazy writing style and obsessive repetition of certain words/phrases. I also get thrown out with modern lingo like "mentally throat punching myself" and "throwing down" throughout the story. Does anyone edit or beta her books? Like...at all???

But I still rate it high, because the story is great, I love the characters, and the smut is hot. I'm easy to please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gore and Confinement

clapyourshands's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cursing, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Classism, and Child death

beaudoindani17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

Minor: Rape and Confinement

pamvoss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• 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: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

abipereira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

If I were not so busy with school, this book would have been finished in a day or two!

I don't know how she did it, but this was better than the first book. I was hooked from the beginning of the first sentence. I highly recommend that you purchase all books at one time because now I don't know what to do with myself. 

I did have to read the last chapter twice... but thats on me; I stayed up until 4am to finish the book. LOL I suggest to stop reading when all the words are blending together. 

I can't wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Genocide

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse, War, Grief, Cursing, Bullying, and Blood

hannalizzy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Half the book I was screaming at the main character in my head to get over herself and fall in love, and the other half  I spent relishing in the SWEET GOODNESS OF HER ADMITTING IT! We get SO much world building  in this book that give the characters and relationships so much depth and complexity. Because it’s so freaking long too, I feel like I know every thought that goes through their heads. I fell in love with each character so much more in this book because of that depth we get. And the ending? Jaw. Dropping. The best fantasy book I’ve read so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Torture, and War

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

kellicat94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy