Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

85 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Confinement, War, Animal death, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dysphoria, Gore, Confinement, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and War

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, War, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Suicide attempt, Torture, Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, and Murder

ladythana's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Confinement and Torture

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Genocide, Colonisation, Abandonment, and Death

softgalaxy's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. I’ve never read a book like this before. I heard good things beforehand, and I was pleased that I enjoyed it as much as I did. 

The writing is decadent and poetic. I’m not going to lie and say that I completely understood the sci-fi elements, but it didn’t matter to be honest. 

This book had me silently screaming. Sapphic enemies to lovers plus time-travel is just *chef’s kiss*. 

I want to read this again and again. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: War, Murder, and Torture

emzhay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have just been unmade and remade in the image of this book. Don’t text. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Suicide attempt

tearoyale's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide attempt, War, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Confinement and Grief

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Confinement

monicalaurette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I was very close to going right back to the beginning of this book and reading it again. I was confused and intrigued and sad through reading it all. I was wondering who everyone was, the motives behind their work, and what was going to happen at the end.

"All good stories travel from the outside in."

I loved that the letters were also at the end of a chapter so you knew when you’d get them and be able to learn more about both Blue and Red.

And then the line about Red loving Blue and wanting to know what that means - I knew it was foreshadowing and I was crying

. But getting to watch the character development of each agent through the letters and story was so beautiful to read.

"Hope may be a dream. But she will fight to make it real."

At the time of writing this I didn’t know what rating I would give to it, but now as I finish it, I’m going to give this 5 stars because it would feel wrong to my heart to give it less. I know this is the end of Blue & Red’s story, but I would so love to read more of their journey hiding from Garden & The Agency forever.

RED BEING THE SEEKER WAS SO SHOCKING (yet not at the same time) TO ME!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and War

Minor: Confinement