Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

84 reviews

cameronreads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.75

I don't know whether this is technically a four-star book, but it pleasantly surprised me and I had a lot of fun so that's what it's getting (except five minutes later I've booted it down to 3.75). It was a fairly quick read, and kept me engaged the entire time. I really liked the main character Sophia; she was badass and took what she wanted, and had clear character growth throughout the book. I loved how clearly she communicated with everyone throughout this book - I hate the miscommunication trope so much and this was practically the opposite of that. I liked the romance between her and Constance, even if it was a little bland sometimes it's just nice to read an uncomplicated romance, and it's always nice to see lesbian rep. The plot was fairly basic but enjoyable and engaging, and there were definitely some twists I didn't expect! As a retelling it worked quite nicely as well, I've never seen a retelling where the source material is history within the book. I had a few issues with the villain, who's motives weren't very clear and seemed to keep changing, but from what I could gather was a mixture of extreme sexism stemming from being denied once and wanting to live for a really long time? Overall not the best book, but good for a fun, quick read with a splattering of badass feminist lesbians. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Outing, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

mxdegroot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Yes, just- yes. Yes. Not too much stereotyping, fast paced, adventurous, queer representation, not too much stereotyping. This is everything I need in my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Blood, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

sandy_21's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Kidnapping

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

readwithmoniqua's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

This was a fun read. I love retelling of fairytales, especially when debunking lies or telling from a different perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

luelle_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Lesbophobia and Slavery

valereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

monilib's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement and Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse