Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

84 reviews

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Homophobia, and Outing

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Body horror, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

rediswriting's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Confinement

Minor: Physical abuse

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Violence, Child death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Bullying, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, and Outing

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

1.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Death, Murder, Body horror, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Suicide

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark fast-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? No

4.0

Such an interesting and unique take on the fairytale.  I absolutely loved the plot twist near the end and how looking back it made a lot of sense.  There was a decent amount of queer representation with a lesbian MC, gay and queer secondary characters.  It’s a bit more angsty than I would normally read but I’m glad I read it and am happy to note the ending is a Happily Ever After… just a little more violent.  Though I will say after reading a few reviews it would have been interesting to have a chapter with Cinderella’s POV sprinkled in somewhere.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Animal death, Bullying, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

i don't know if i would call this story "wholly original", because it had so many clichéd tropes and was very predictable at times (though one twist i didn't really expect).
the writing was okay, i really liked it in the beginning, but soon there were many repetitions, constance was kinda bland as a character, and some conclusions could have been drawn waaaay earlier.
also, i was a little disappointed by the villain's motivation in the end, and i gotta say i wasn't really interested in the romance part and kinda had to force myself to be invested.
still, it was fun to read, and we definitely need more dystopian books about queer and poc teenagers who want to overthrow their government.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Great take on Cinderella story, taking a darker route. The book includes modern topics like LGBTQ. I also sensed characters emotions.

I would have loved to see more detail like pov of what happened to different characters in certain situations. I also felt some scenes were rushed, unnecessary scenes were also added.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping

thefightinside's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful exploration into misogyny and LGBT+ humans

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Homophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Confinement and Animal death