Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

4 reviews

connerme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

bexi's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Sexual content, Death, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

macykey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

This is the best one of this series yet! You get information about the rest of the ladies without them being relegated to the background. How Lucian and Hattie’s relationship progressed was so satisfying! Her affections for him grew as she learned more about him and realized he wasn’t 100% what she thought. And Lucian turned out to love more deeply than half of the male love interests in these types of books. The discussion of politics and art were so satisfying and I love how Lucian’s affections grew for Hattie BECAUSE of her intellect. He never diminishes her ADHD or dyslexia and instead almost sees it as the reason for her being smarter than everyone else. And the spice? OH MY LORD. We love to see a woman enjoy having sex just to have it and go deeper into her pleasures and fantasies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Murder and Confinement

luckykosmos's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

4.25

My favorite of the books so far, the most believable dynamic as well as the best interrogation of politics from either side. Both characters grew in ways that were interesting and suited where they came from and their own expectations, with Hattie wanting to be loved in a certain way and Lucian trying hard to bridge that gap while remaining distant to his own feelings. If anything, I disagree with the discussion questions likening them to Hades and Persephone, since Lucian's draw wasn't initially for her specifically but required much work from him on his own outlook - even if Hattie initially has the most stereotypically feminine wishes and comes from the most privileged place of the main women, both of their work feels more concrete and connected.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Suicide, and Death of parent