Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Faithless: Magic of the Lost, Book 2 by C.L. Clark

9 reviews

lady_valhella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, and Torture

becca303's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Confinement, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

aseel_reads'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? Yes

4.25

I think the writing was better than this one and the plot was a bit clearer, hence the higher rating but otherwise, I liked our main characters and their dynamic is interesting. Keen to see what happens next 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Torture, Vomit, Gun violence, War, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, and Slavery

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This second instalment of the Magic of the Lost has magic, romance, and intrigue galore. Luca is desperately trying to get one step ahead of her xenophobic uncle Nicolas, who threatens to dismantle all of her work with the Qazāli and take the throne from her. Touraine is now an ambassador to the Balladairan court and has to once again navigate a world where the colour of her skin makes her a target. And Pruett desperately tries to form solidarity between her ragtag soldiers and somehow overcome the Balladairan forces in Masridān across the river from Qazāl. An incredibly powerful and heart-wrenching sequel that deals with themes like colonization and identity with flair. Beyond excited for the third instalment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Vomit, Addiction, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism and Cultural appropriation

tahsintries's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Confinement and Torture

Minor: Ableism and Fire/Fire injury

professor_jango's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

alexalily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Child death, War, Cannibalism, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, and Cursing

shelbyslifer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Violence, War, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Gore

laurareads87's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I really liked The Unbroken but I loved this sequel. The Faithless includes all the elements I loved from the first book — a world where sexual diversity is accepted and not itself a plot point, a cast of complex and powerful women, a fast moving plot that held my attention, and shifting political alliances and unpredictable manoeuvering — but I also think in several respects, this book is stronger than its predecessor. The power dynamics of colonialism, rebellion, and class struggle feel more thoroughly and thoughtfully explored here, and the balance of focus between main and supporting characters felt more satisfying to me. While the focus remains on the main characters, quite a few side characters are very well developed here, and everyone’s motivations feel more nuanced. Absolutely excellent — I cannot wait to see where this series goes next. Highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for providing an ARC in exchange for this review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Child death, Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Grief, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent