Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

La famiglia del piano di sopra by Lisa Jewell

153 reviews

caoxtina's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

amgarrido's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood

bugaboobear's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Something about the 3 perspectives was interesting, but broke the pacing and tension. Every chapter I would have to reorient myself as to who's talking now and it pulled me out of the story.

The last few chapters are full of reveals, but none of them hit like they should. It feels like a tacked on happy ending that's out of place with the rest of the book. 

The plot itself was interesting, but the tension you expect from this kind of story dissipated around half way through the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Rape

isotope_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

lyla_wicks's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

this was a good book and it did have an interesting premise, but a lot of it felt quite predictable and i was expecting a lot bigger of a twist by the end of it. i did like how it had interesting, and unreliable characters, but i was a bit confused with the continous pov switching and timeline of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

laurennicole98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Abandonment

sabbcm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pregnancy

pops's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death

lorzosaur's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment