Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Brutal Obsession by S. Massery

4 reviews

sarahs_spoilers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

🌶️🌶️ 🌶️ (Dark Spicy Times- Read TW!!)

Tropes:

• Bully Romance
• Darkish
• Possessive, Morally Black OTT MMC
• Stalking
• Kink (Noncon, Dubcon, etc.)
• Enemies to Lovers
• Interconnected Standalone

• DROPPED it a ⭐️ bc I started reading it again (2/17/24) and could barely remember it - will have to add more spoilers to this bc none of it rings any bells! 😬😬😬 UPDATE: 4/24 - Even these clues aren’t triggering any memories; all I remember is the locker room scene at the beginning!! 😠

• Greyson: Cocky, rich, privileged; extreme daddy issues; hockey player
• Violet: Dancer with ruined career; Greyson hates her bc SHE ruined HIS life with the accident; total pushover
• Greyson gets into a car accident, causing an injury to the driver of the other car (Violet); he put his date in the driver seat, called his Dad to clean everything up; left the scene of the crime; still got arrested and had to transfer schools (to Violet's school) bc of the scandal
• The things Greyson did to try to ruin Violet at the beginning were crazy-town and hurtful. (
  Made her blow a friend to keep her quiet
  )
• Felt like Violet was a pushover at beginning and just LET shit happen to her. 
• When we learned she had an actual stalker, it was easy to figure out who based on who came into and then left her story.
• Grey’s dark obsession with Violet turned into a version of obsessive love and I was here for it. 
• Her kinks match his (Dubcon, Noncon, blood play, breathe play, primal play, public play)
• Not as dark as I expected or wanted. 
• I enjoyed the book, but was able to put it down at 80% to sleep…I probably won’t reread but will definitely rec to those who enjoy these tropes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Stalking and Drug abuse

Minor: Confinement, Car accident, and Death of parent

secretsofabooklover's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual content, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Medical content

paoitz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Grief, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Body horror and Eating disorder

larat2019's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Dark bully, enemies to lovers romance. I like the evolution of the FMC from very sheltered to being free with her dark desires. The MMC goes from absolutely abhorrent to understanding his motives. 
HEA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, and Confinement