Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Whisper Man by Alex North

25 reviews

ceecee9093's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Blood

casslibraria's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Blood

sophiaanne5's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse

pinkberryoasis's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief

Minor: Confinement, Blood

sonygaystation's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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4.5 stars y'all, this was book was really, really good. And also really freaking sad?! *cue friends theme song* no one told me it was gonna be this sad. It's graphic and creepy, and has kind of the same tropes you often see in crime-style thrillers, but they felt pulled off in a way that was interesting and introspective. At its core it's about love (so y'all already know I'm gonna love it just because of that) and the lengths we go to try to repair the things we care about. Grief is very hard and often even messier and lots of people tend to get caught in the fall out - it's just especially complicated when it's your six year old son also struggling with his own grief. I think that Jake (Tom's son) was sensitive and introspective, and Tom, even working through feelings that might feel frustrating from the outside, was a very empathetic character. The plot mirrors itself really well in its layers and comes together in a way that managed to make me actually feel sad for a person I'm sure many readers will feel doesn't deserve empathy at all. It's a story about the ways we keep trying to love our people when we aren't quite sure how to, and how we keep seeking the love we want from people unable to give it to us - all wrapped up in father-son relationship thriller. Obviously I loved every second of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing