Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

4 reviews

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Classism, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Confinement

marareading's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

I read this book because one of my dear friends adores it. That is enough for me. It is a YA fantasy. The magic system isn't my favorite and I was definitely chastising some of the characters as they went through this story, but by the end I was DYING to know what happened next. 

The sorry follows Raisa, Princess of the Fells and Han, a (former) street theif. Han has recently come into possession of a mysterious magic amulet that no one seems to know the history of. Raisa is dealing with a political upheaval that may or may not include multiple members of the court. Neither know how their worlds intertwine, and are trying to solve the mysteries surrounding them. 

I definitely recommend for a slow burn, hidden magic, political intrigue story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexism

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

It was good and great as an audiobook. Sadly, I can’t find the second book in audio so I might have to pause in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Terminal illness, and War

caseythereader's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Police brutality