Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Cress by Marissa Meyer

34 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

A good edition to the series. I found Cress less relatable than Cinder and Scarlett but other than that the plot was amazing. It does take quite a while for the group to meet back up after they split which was annoying. However quite a few minor and some major questions are answered in this book and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Child abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

chirimoya_222's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Torture

Minor: War

woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

5.0

“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.” 

Oh, this was so good. The pacing and twists were excellent, and I had a blast while reading. Seriously, I haven't read something this entertaining in some time (I need to pick better books, I know). Six hundred pages flew by and I can't wait to get my hands on the final book. Easily the best book in the series, if only for the many laugh-out-loud moments (mainly because of Thorne).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Minor: Suicide, War, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

At first I was very unmotivated to read this book because the beginning was quite slow. However as I reached the end the action picked up and I was on the edge of my seat. I met Winter who I’ve absolutely fallen in love with already. I almost cried at times, even. I am so very excited for the next books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Torture, and War

Minor: Death, Blood, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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: Death and Confinement

Moderate: Xenophobia, Torture, War, and Violence

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

lagiven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love Cress mainly for the heist in the last section of the book because it's so fast paced and exciting. This is the book where the storylines start to come together, and with Scarlet's chapters, Winter is finally introduced. It's also fun to see how different characters view each other as they all have distinct voices and backgrounds and yet are shoved together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Grief and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

talkstofish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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

Book 3 of the Lunar Chronicles reimagined Rapunzel. The plot draws more elements from the original Grimm brothers Rapunzel, leading to a more interesting read. The plot focuses on a minor character from the previous books. Cress is a young woman locked in a satellite, forced to hack and program for the evil Lunar queen. The plot centers on her escape and our favorite crew as they try to figure out a way to save Earth from all out war.

The plot focuses on a new plan for how Cinder will take her place as the missing Lunar princess. The first step? Stopping Kai’s wedding so that Queen Levanna does not become Empress of the Commonwealth, which can’t be undone even if Cinder takes over Luna. Our crew gets separated along the way, with interesting adventures that reveal more about the plague, the Lunar Queen’s plan, and our characters themselves.

Overall, I enjoyed this book the most out of the first three. It’s not a standalone book, but an exciting ride as we follow The Rampion’s crew on their quest to stop the evil Queen Levanna.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Torture

Minor: Animal death

Because the Lunar people have the power to manipulate and torture people with their minds, this mental torture comes up multiple times in the book. Some of the characters are kidnapped along the way. There is one animal death (but it is for hunting).

marisabenn's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

I loooove Cress and Thorne. This is tied for my favorite book in the series. Unfortunately, my least favorite parts all had to deal with Cinder. The banter is great, Cress and Thorne both have amazing character development, and the final book is set up very well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

honeyglows's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent