Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

25 reviews

frenchpants's review against another edition

It took me months to get ahold of this book, but I can't stand the main character. I really tried to push through, but she just became too much for me to handle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Confinement

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book so much! It’s described as The Mummy meets Death on the Nile, but I think it’s more like The Mummy meets the Amelia Peabody series, which is an ideal combination to me. 
I took two weeks longer to finish it than it should have if I hadn’t taken a break because I didn’t want it to be over. Can’t wait for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Racism, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Addiction

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

Wow this was such a great book!! It really is like the Mummy movie. The romance is very PG but you root for them. There’s a lot of surprise twists and they made me gasp out loud.  Especially at the end when I realized it’s a series and the next book is not out for a while 😒. I would like to read the next book in the series so that’s how you know it’s worth the read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Gore, Murder, Confinement, Death, and Gaslighting

simplykatherina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved reading this book! It was the perfect blend of fantasy and historical fiction without being overwhelming. The characters felt real and fleshed out, and the author did such a great job of showing the complexity of grief and learning to trust again. This book felt like an adventure and I was captivated the whole time, but I can’t believe I have to wait until November to find out how it ends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

zarhara's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Colonisation, Death of parent, Classism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Racism, War, Murder, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence

leopardsheetcake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Vomit

issiwerro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Torture, Cursing, and Kidnapping

manaledi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I feel torn because this was well done but I didn't particularly like it. I've never been into period pieces with their strict rules and corsets and the way teenagers are considered adults. I get that much of the context of this book is the looting of historical artifacts from Egyptian tombs by rich foreigners and yet it bothers me that all the main characters are rich white foreigners. It's set in Egypt but not about Egypt. There were a lot of plot twists for the mystery in the second half and I didn't like them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Confinement, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder