Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

10 reviews

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Homophobia

Minor: Confinement and Death of parent

tigerkind's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Rape, Murder, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder and War

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Confinement, Grief, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

kimreads14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I truly enjoyed this retelling of the victim side of the Bundy case. 

It shows a sort of two sides of the same coin idea. One of the narrator represents the victim that will be killed, and the other one of the survivors fighting for justice to be served. All of it being nicely tied through Tina.

I’m still confused as to whether or not this is a work of fiction or not. Or maybe just part fiction part non-fiction? 

I loved the closing chapter, it was really moving, and also showed that unfortunately not everything comes full circle at all time, but as long as there’s hope, there’s the possibility of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

This story is a fictionalized account of the Ted Bundy case, but instead focuses on the lives of his victims and their loved ones. I didn’t know anything about Ted Bundy before reading it, and I thought it was good that I didn’t have that background so I could pay more attention to the characters themselves and the impact violence has on the people left behind.  

A big strength of this novel were the dual POVs, and I think that fans of true crime will really appreciate this one. As someone who’s just gotten into true crime this year, it does give off a similar vibe to the podcasts I listen to. But it’s important to note that this book is based on real events and reflect on what that might mean for the victims, survivors and those in their lives. 

Thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for a gifted digital copy of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.25

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. On one hand, the story of a woman, traumatized by her best friends brutal murder, becoming a Colombia educated laywer and testifying against the man who brutalized her is so profoundly cool. On the other hand, this story lacks character. Pamela is a pretty flat character. She is organized and truth seeking but thats all she is and that never changes. Also this book did not need to be dual pov. Tina could have explained Ruths story and it could have been up to the readers to determine if she was telling the truth. The book spells out everything and anything thats a mystery. Also by writing a Ted Bundy book it just keeps his memory and crimes alive. I think the intention was the show that he wasn't clever just lucky thats everyone else was dumber but, it mostly just comes about like a retelling from fake pov. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Sexism

deetabz's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Death of parent, Confinement, Car accident, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Incest, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Fascinating yet sickening, this book is like a derailed train…you just can’t help but to keep looking even when you feel like you should turn away. The plot of the story is unbelievable on purpose, because who ever thinks they’re going to be attacked by a serial killer. I liked the two different perspectives but found the shifting timeline confusing from time to time and I had to check the chapter heading and make sure I knew where I was in time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

If I still need to explain toxic masculinity to anyone who’s read this book, I give up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Mental illness, Child death, Blood, Violence, Lesbophobia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Dementia, Confinement, Death of parent, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Rape

ciaomara's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Outing, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Dementia, Confinement, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship