Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn

14 reviews

jburson's review

DNF'd this earlier this year then picked it back up because it kept showing up on so many monster romance lists. Annnnd DNF'd it again. Maybe if this were pure erotica it would work for me but it's too long and dragging to be trying to be anything but romance & I just couldn't get invested in round after round of humiliation and abuse of the MC with the assumption that at some point I'm supposed to root for her to fall in love with her abuser?? No thanks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Sexual assault, Confinement, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Bullying

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

I could have kept going if it weren't for the main characters, both of whom get on my nerves and make me want to get into the book so I could give them each a good beating. Few books have ever gotten on my nerves like this and I didn't expect this from this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infertility, and Infidelity

cup_of_rosie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I really wasn’t sure whether I was going to enjoy this and the other reviews are right that you have to get partially through the story before it gets good, and I actually found myself crying at the story which surprised me. Yet, even though the male lead is emotionally repressed and yes i’ll admit he’s very mean to her at the start somehow by the end I liked it. Though fair warning if you are not a fan of exhibitionism this book is not for you there is quite a lot of that .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

authorrubyduvall's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

2.0

Every time the orc hero, Grimarr, had a chance NOT to betray/humiliate the human heroine, Jule, he always chose to betray her. Even after a very convincing grovel. I'd give it one star, but the writing is otherwise pretty good, although the narrative sometimes lost its medieval vibe with overly modern-sounding language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Confinement, and Biphobia