Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

42 reviews

kynajayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. Casteel and Poppy

are a delightfully bloodthirsty Bonnie and Clyde, with heart

. I really like their dynamic, and the shedding of Poppy’s innocent persona that was forced on her, and how suited they are, despite everything that has happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny

alleya's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

After how much I loved From Blood and Ash, this book was a real letdown. First of all, I found the relationship dynamics between Poppy and Castiel to be extremely troubling. He exhibited very controlling behavior which was justified by his desire to protect her. This reasoning was never seriously questioned. Her resistance to his control always took the form of childish temper tantrums, throwing things, and screaming, so I couldn't even sympathize with Poppy. And worse, those temper tantrums were portrayed as something Castiel found sexy. And there was way too much sex. I love a good sex scene, but I prefer at least a little plot between them.

Finally, the plot -- which is almost nothing. The attraction of a good fantasy series is to immerse in a world and explore it. But we spent large portions of the book just a couple locations. There was also way too much exposition through dialogue. Every time Poppy has "questions" I know that the author is about to do another info dump on us, and it happened way too often. My eyes glazed over after a while. I spent the entire book waiting to get to Atlantia and see what it's like, and it was incredibly disappointing. This felt like a connector book, and I really hope that these problems will all be left behind in this book because it's only my enjoyment from the first book that's going to be enough to get me to try book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

g_monaghan's review

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

Hot
Princess/ Guard Trope 
Destiny
Us against the world 
Dominant power play
Longing
Injury
Fantasy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

emily_holden's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. I am so pissed I haven’t had time to read it this past week bc every time I was on the edge of my seat. Poppy and cas have the most amazing chemistry and development throughout their relationship and I’m obsessed with them. I never predicted any of the plot twists that occurred which made it that much better. Also the ending???? Like

poppy is literally gods descended royalty??

my mouth literally dropped open. Literally starting the next book now!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Kidnapping

sofslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

the second book gave me some serious slow ass burn and i LOVED it. it got a smidge repetitive at times but i was able to overlook it for the sake of ✨romance✨. casteel blew my back out every time he opened his dimpled mouth and i am hanging on by a thread and very satisfied. not gonna lie i got confused by the world building at times, it was doing the mostest in its attempts to really get me lost BUT i think i got the gist of it in the end. overall, i really enjoyed the second instalment of the blood and ash series and can’t wait to pick up the third once i get back home 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Minor: Rape

gxldyjess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Blood

dez_blair's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement

juliette_95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Confinement and Grief

catchmereadingnotsleeping's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Violence

carolinefran's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity