Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

14 reviews

thevieira's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, and Confinement

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.75

So I realised this story is a retelling of Beauty in the Beast. The only difference being instead of a beast, he’s a vampire and its achillean or a m/m story. I can honestly say that at first I wasn’t really into it once I realise it was a retelling. But as I continue reading I then found myself more engaged in the characters especially Marius. If the next book has the same couple then I will definitely read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

*spoilers*

Oh. My. God.

This was my first read of 2022 and I was not disappointed. I was prepared for the mlm spin of Beauty and the Beast. I was NOT prepared for the Vampire origin story??? I can't even begin to explain how much i absolutely adore this take on vampirism.

And the prospect of Marius, Jak, and Katharine developing a family dynamic??? That's how I perceived it and I give it a 10/10.

Also... "My Jak"... That sends me into orbit.

I absolutely adore this book, I'm excited for the future of this book universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

emilypete17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Homophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt