Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

43 reviews

danajoy's review

Graphic Domestic violence and entrapment. I can't handle this right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Kidnapping

ororoboreal's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

briandagutierrez's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I need to gather my thoughts but honestly, I hate this story for being so good. It’s downright painful to read but also hard to put down and the ending was everything I could’ve hoped for after the first part. It was rough and heartbreaking and important and unfortunately relatable for a lot of people.
This is not for folks looking for a light read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Death, and Death of parent

accidentalspaceexplorer's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

Wow, this book. It has a lot of very dark themes in here, but I was absolutely invested in the romance and in seeing Iris get out of a bad situation.

I thought Ryan did well handling the extremely abusive relationship Iris was in, and it didn't surprise me when she mentioned that she interviewed a lot of DV survivors to try and portray their stories well. What did surprise me was some of the places where the recovery wasn't handled as deftly. It was always little things, but it kept jolting me out of the book, thinking "oh that's not a good choice of words" or "why would Ryan have them act like this"? It was still phenomenal and really moving, but I liked the other books I've read by her more for that reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Confinement, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

thetaylatrese's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Death

n_malin_p's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Gaslighting, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Vomit and Grief

myyam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Rape, and Racism

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow, this was a tough, but good book. Kennedy Ryan’s writing is amazing at making you experience what the characters are feeling, both good and bad.

Let’s start off with the good feelings. I absolutely love August West! He was basically exactly what Iris needed exactly when she needed him. They were perfect together, once they were given their chance. I love how the ending talked about soulmates, because they are two characters that make me believe in that idea too. I also loved Iris, especially her character growth in the wake of the suffering she endured.

While this book has a lot of triggering content, I think Kennedy Ryan handled it very well. She brought to life the cruelty in this world, but also offered hope in the wake of that cruelty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Confinement, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, and Miscarriage

lormurenzi's review

emotional hopeful tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

jamjustbe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

This was an introduction to Kennedy Ryan's prose and I am enamored by how she writes her characters and plot with such reverence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy