Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story by Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn

7 reviews

kasialipa's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse and Animal cruelty

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? No

4.25

I do still like the show more, mostly because it also interwove scenes from the Brigerton era we know from the original show, but this was a lot of fun! I love George and Charlotte just as much in print, and I think they did a great job of translating their character into book characters. The chapters were short, and the pace was fast, so I feel like I flew through it. I don't really have any complaints about the book really, it just wasn't like mind blowingly amazing, but still good 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Confinement, Sexism, and Misogyny

meghanm404's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Physical abuse

Minor: Dementia, Medical content, and Confinement

r4v3ncl4w_93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Torture, and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Physical abuse, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emilywemily6's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.25

I honestly liked this book the least out of the Julia Quinn books I have read. It didn’t read like her other books did, almost like someone else wrote it. There were a couple moments I loved, but the miscommunication trope is HUGE in this book and frustrating. The different perspective of the royalty in this time period was interesting, but the medical treatments included in the book were appalling to read about, and not enjoyable at all. This audiobook dragged on forever; I actually checked to see how much longer it was than the Bridgerton books, and it was actually about the same length! I didn’t like the narrator’s voices either, and the accents left something to be desired. I liked Charlotte’s and George’s personalities at first, but throughout the book they seemed so immature. I found Agatha’s conniving to be really interesting and clever and wanted more of her. The portrayal of mental illness bothered me because it was vague. I know we don’t have a lot of information about King George III’s mental health, but the book portrayed more of a psychosis than a bipolar disorder, which is what historians are leaning towards. I guess I needed more closure about what exactly the authors were trying to portray. I like how this book tried to show that the struggles didn’t disappear like love was a magic cure, but so much of the book was in turmoil that I didn’t get enough romance or even enduring love. Overall, kind of a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Racism, Mental illness, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

booksalacarte's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5⭐️ 3🌶️

Multi POV. I loved hearing Charlotte, George, Agatha, and Brimley’s POV. 

Agatha’s circumstances broke my heart. Bringing forward the historic practice of arranged marriage contracts between with children. It was a horrific common practice. 

The bee Easter eggs were perfect.

The ages are accurate, but didn’t set well with the idea of Charlotte (and Agatha) being an actual child bride. 

This was such an interesting look into the marriage of someone who had manic episodes and mental health issues. It was heartbreaking and eye opening. 

I’m a sobbing mess at the end. Oh my! Check your trigger warnings.

🏳️‍🌈 rep

Miscommunication trope

Secrets

Mental health rep

Naive bride

TW

Physical and mental abuse

Abandonment

Adult/minor relationship

Classism

Confinement

Death

Forced institutionalism

Gaslighting

Racism

Medical trauma

Mental illness

Panic attacks/disorder

Pregnancy

Child birth

Rape

Schizophrenia/psychosis

Sexual content

Sexual assault

Torture

If I don’t get more of Agatha’s son, I’ll be furious. He was such a little cute addition to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse