Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

8 reviews

carlyjoann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Torture

stewartj0421's review

dark sad 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? Yes

3.5

The pacing in this book was a bit off. I wasn’t truly captivated until around the 75% mark. That said, the ending of the book was phenomenal and more than made up for the slow pace throughout the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping and Murder

aysha_blake's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, War, Gore, Blood, and Death

picaresquedreamer's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Blood, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual content

mary_catherine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Medical content

zannayo's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, and Torture

dani_reis's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content