Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

19 reviews

achi1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Blood

Minor: Suicide

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Infidelity, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Excrement, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

bcashatt's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The book sounded so good but it took all 350 for nothing to happen. I kept waiting for the crescendo but…nothing. Anti-climactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

tayyy_mayyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Rape

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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: Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Excrement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lu555's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Death, Blood, Police brutality, Rape, Child death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking, Grief, and Medical trauma

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Rape, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

wylovat's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Car accident, Drug use, Gore, Stalking, and Infidelity

add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

stelladafloresta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence