Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

176 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, Torture, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abandonment

kurumipanda's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Confinement, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content and Homophobia

raalux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I had many thoughts throughout reading this book. I knew it would be a 5🌟 about halfway through: I thought it was well-written, that it worked well as a thriller with the slow reveal of information and the creeping sense of dread. I love me an unreliable narrator, and this book executed it extremely well: from the very first pages you are trying to grasp what is real and what simply can't be. 

Having finished the book, I wish I could say so, so much more about it, but I truly think it's a book best experienced with as little previous knowledge about it as possible, so I will keep my thoughts to myself and simply note down some words that evoke the feelings I had as I was finishing up: heart-breaking, tender, horrifying, compassionate, hopeful, beautiful, maddening.

To clarify one last thing: I guessed the main twist a little less than halfway through. I still found it an engaging, surprising and fascinating read. There were still plenty of surprises in store for me, but I don't think knowledge of the twist makes or breaks the experience of reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Animal death

gingerale06's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

daisybrx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Self harm, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Confinement

baileyt2424's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Torture

afriendwithfiction's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, and Confinement

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Suicide, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Violence

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

this book is like nothing i have ever read before. i went into it blind and would recommend everyone does the same (except for content warnings if you need to) for the best reading experience. a lot of reviews had spoilers in them, even if they did not mean to. this writing was so incredibly immersive, the characters were incredibly well-rounded, and the narration was like nothing i have ever experienced. everyone needs to read this. if you have already read this and are looking for something similar, Ian Reid is the closest comparison i can make. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

retrogirl20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a journey! While horror is normally not my genre of interest, the description of this book got me. I had no idea what the next twist and turn would be, which marks a good book in my opinion. This was hard to read due to the content it tackles but this book was absolutely amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit