Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Het vlindermeisje by Rene Denfeld

6 reviews

jtouchard23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

3.75

“You can be lost even when you’ve been found. You can make the wrong turn in life even if you’re surrounded by people who love you.”

A follow up novel to The Child Finder. I love the characters - Naomi is the child finder and I will always remember her work and her past. The side characters are great and fully developed and this has a lot of suspense/tension although I guessed where it was going early on, I didn’t care. Still enjoyed the story. It’s dark so check trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

I remembered nothing about the first book, but that's OK. You don't really need it. This was a thoughtful & careful detective novel about deep childhood trauma, kids living on the street, and long unsolved kidnappings. These thrillers don't always come with a feeling of respect for the subject matter, but this one did. I appreciated that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

seasidefaye13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

vanessarizzo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Ableism

kweaver_pdx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder

rosenaughtin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I loved the first book, The Child Finder, but this sequel just didn't hold up for me. The twists were expected and there were way too many convenient coincidences driving the story along.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence