Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

122 reviews

amber_rmyoung'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, Confinement, and Animal cruelty

noraestelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As someone who isn’t a huge fan of romance and never read dark romance before, this book is a bit of me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence

niamhrowanch's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

this suuuucked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Drug use, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Body horror, Cursing, Torture, Confinement, Gun violence, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

megsbookishworld's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

I read this book in a 24 hour period (2 sittings).
The author wants you to go in blind but there is some dark stuff in this book so be warned.

The biggest thing I struggled with is how tf are you gonna fall in love with someone who kidnapped you and held you prisoner for days?!?  Stockholm syndrome is joked about in the book but seriously….. 

Then the murdering…. Every chapter, another body in explicit detail. 

If you don’t like blood, maybe don’t read this.

Also if you don’t like dom/sub dynamics this is absolutely not for you.

I went in blind, was it for me? No.
But it is really well written and I never saw the end coming.
The author definitely had me Hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Drug use, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Death

lizzie_isms's review

dark emotional fast-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

4.25

 Read if you like dark romances and familiar characters in modern situations.
James is NOT a good guy and the relationship between him and Wendy is honestly quite toxic. It's not a relationship that should be emulated in any way, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their twisted love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child abuse

bergha1998's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It’s not a retelling, McIntire tells you that from the beginning, but I really do enjoy it. Dark romance, villain gets the girl, that’s my shit. I did think Wendy was won over by James a bit too fast (both times), but I like them both as characters. The plot twist was an easy one to guess, though. 

Dark Romance, Insta Love, 3 3/4 🔥

“You are, without a doubt, the only good I’ve ever known.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

withreveling's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.25

Uuuuuuuughhhhh. She’s just too dumb for me. Was the smut fun? Yes. 
Did I physically cringe at all the torture? Yes.
Was I initially rooting for them? Yes.

Does Wendy have any concept of contraception? No.

I found many of the Peter Pan references to be overly obtuse and deserving of eye-rolls. 
I really wanted to like this. Their chemistry was bangin’ (heh) but I just could not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse

Pregnancy

ecoyne's review against another edition

adventurous dark

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement