Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

85 reviews

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Confinement, and Violence

liaandersson's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

A very fun read. Not the best book I've ever read but I enjoyed every interaction between Jude and Cardan. I love that pairing more than I want to admit. And the ending, I was shooketh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Just when you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to cunningly deceiving, secretively scheming and shamelessly betraying in The Cruel Prince … The Wicked King is a very worthy second instalment. I’m usually weary of sequels, but this one exceeded my expectations. And Jude does. Not. Back. Down! She might be my favourite heroine I’ve come across in a fantasy book. She is relentless, she is resilient, she will have the world torn to pieces before she gives up on reaching her goals. Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 out of 5 stars) from me! 🧚🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and War

minavs's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first 40% of the book was a bit slow. I think this one is shorter than the Wicked King but it took me 3x as long to read. I still liked and enjoyed the plot but I think the pace could’ve been picked up a little and there were chapters committed to events/plot advancement that maybe could’ve been condensed. Overall, this was an enjoyable continuation to the first book and I couldn’t believe that ending 😭. It’s like Holly Black heard me think “well if ******* is **** and Jude is *****” then what’s the conflict in the next book? 😭😭😭😭😭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and War

ayoaash34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

slow in the beginning, but speeds up. plot twists. tense and makes you want to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Confinement, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, and War

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Vomit

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

could not put this book down.
personally i think this is the installment in this series (i am correct)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Vomit