Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

49 reviews

andromeway's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I thought the author's storytelling to be strong enough to keep you reading, even if the language itself was not the best. I did not feel any particular way when reading the book as I did not feel any real connection to the characters. A lot of what takes place is so outside the realm of what is plausible I feel as if there was no way some of this could happen and so I could not really have a personal connection or impact from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

honeyenbee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved the ending. at first this was going to be a 3.5 star but then I read the last line and immediately booted it up to 4. loved!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

grapefuit's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

kawooreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is maybe the most treacherous book I have ever read! The whiplash from all the things that happen within this story... I know I will be left thinking about this one for a long time. A family with a dark, horrific passion, a young man torn between who he wants to be and who he has become, and a plot line that left me gasping at every turn. It's like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, meets The Devil's Rejects, meets a complex Netflix true crime docuseries taking place in the backwoods of Appalachia. I'm not a huge horror fan, but the shock value of the gore and violence felt elevated due to the author's ability to write characters as helpless children who grow into monsters. The sister, Misty Dawn, is maybe the most tragic character of the book.  It's wild to me that I am rating this story five stars, but I feel compelled to rate so well because the story rocked me from beginning to end. There were parts where I was tearing up and parts that had me flinching in disgust.  I felt almost the gamut of emotions with this one, except maybe joy. You will find little joy in this tale. Content warnings: all of them....all graphic content warnings you can think of are probably in here....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elonn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

chloseencounter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Brother was my second novel by Ania Ahlborn and I always find myself enjoying her narrative voice. To be as vague as possible this book is about a very twisted family and one child who finds himself doubting his capacity for evil. Ania Ahlborn’s books are always so bleak and this was not a departure from that theme, if you want to read a story that’ll ruin your week and an ending that’ll make your stomach drop, this is it. I will say, that in my own personal opinion, I liked The Devil Crept In more even though this is her most talked about novel. Either way this was a solid read. I’m excited to read The Shuddering next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

micpoll's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

What the FAWKKKKK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit

mwilkey5494's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

ashlyreadsevrythg's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment