Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos

6 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

This is an incredibly intricate world and it is fascinating. It did take me a while to get through this one but i probably will listen to the next one. This contains a lot of murder and brutality just be aware. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Medical content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Torture, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Child death, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

jstilts's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Considering this is the second book in a series and absolutely does not stand on it's own, I'm surprised to find myself enjoying it even more than the first, which isn't like me at all!

Whereas the first book struck me as a Jane Austen novel gone deliciously wrong with a streak of somewhat unnecessary fantasy trappings to give it pizzazz, this continuation of the story leans much more heavily on the fantasy in that you would be very hard pressed to tell the story without it - and it's a very compelling tale that justifies the slow setup.

Briefly, Ophelia now finds herself very much out of the shadows as she thrusts herself fully into court life, grabbing the impossible-to-hold attention of this societies ruler-come-deity, a prospect as useful as it is dangerous. While we explore this new world and Opehlia's ever-changing status within it, mysteries sneak up unexpectedly (rather neatly done) as the book unfolds.

This sequel has a more satisfying, less rushed ending than the first book - although this time it's one more of plot than emotional journey, although my goodness Ophelia develops massively over this volume.

Bring on the next one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Murder, Dementia, and Forced institutionalization

sydresnik's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

joisaddler's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Death, and Misogyny

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

Book 2 even gets better as the storytelling and storybuilding unfolds. Farouk, the family spirit's side of the plot is so interesting. For the most part, it was Thorn who fell in love with Ophelia first though romance is just a subplot it has its touching moments. New characters are being introduced and it unravels all these series of connections towards the Book of Family Spirits, the Chroniclers, the Guardians, disgraced, and the Nihilists. Not to mention how a lot of characters also died, this is really intense as it could surprise you who ends up betraying or gets betrayed.

I am excited what's coming for Book 3 as Ophelia's going to embark a journey finding her husband who became a Mirror Visitor himself in the last chapter of the book.

Overall, this book never gets boring and it doesn't even make you feel bad for not consuming it in a day or two. I love how I can continue reading on it anytime and it always has my attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence

grayscale08's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, and Police brutality

Minor: Misogyny and Death