Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

5 reviews

breadwitchery's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Confinement, Sexism, Cursing, and Fatphobia

rieviolet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Whay can I say? I am very invested in the story and its characters so I was really excited when I saw that my library had finally gotten a copy and I borrowed it straight away. 

This book (and in general all of Natasha Pulley's books) is quite plotty, to put it simply a lot happens and keeps happening, and also the great majority of it is not exactly light stuff, quite the contrary. Still, the story is very intriguing and pulls you along, and it can also be quite funny at times. 

Anyway, I think that the plot is very well balanced by a great cast of characters. They are very well-drawn (even the secondary ones) and they are explored in all of their complexities. Also, I think that the descriptions are really well-done, they manage to depict the setting and its atmosphere really well but they are not too long and overdone, they flow nicely. 

I know that this book is not perfect (for example I'm a bit sad about the storyline of some of the female characters) but I just love it a lot. It has been a long time since I had such a fun, absorbing and also heartbreaking reading experience. It has a very special place in my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Death, War, Colonisation, Violence, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Classism, Racism, Police brutality, Blood, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Torture, Sexual harassment, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

pineapplesurvivor's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Police brutality, Classism, Grief, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: War

steffi_23's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

The last hundred pages made me lose my mind a bit 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

I’m so glad The Watchmaker of Filigree Street has this sequel so I could live with these characters some more! I do wish I had read this novel sooner after reading the first book, as I felt a little lost in the beginning. But once I caught up, I fell in love with Thaniel and Mori all over again. Seeing Thaniel is his new fatherhood role was especially sweet. I loved the Victorian England setting of the first book, but Victorian era Japan was even more interesting! I am fascinated by Pulley’s mix of fact and fiction, in how she pulls true historical characters and scientific fact together with compelling plot lines. It was packed with the right amount of action and intrigue for me, and there were definitely parts of the text I didnt want to put down. But at its core, it’s a heartfelt tale of loyalty, love, and sacrifice for the greater good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Torture, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

Minor: War