Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

20 reviews

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Chronic illness, and Confinement

brokenbodybitch's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book; I think it was a very interesting take on the sleeping beauty story and I liked how the disability rep was sprinkled into the story. This may have been pretty short but I love the amount of detail added, it was very well developed for how short it is, and yes your base knowledge of fairy tales is slightly required but it is still explained just the right amount to refresh your memory. This retelling talks about other retellings which I really liked [very multiverse and it was fun], and I specifically liked how the differences between versions and how they were talked about; they were used to put other things in context and different lessons were pulled from the stories to add to the 'current' plot line. I really liked the disability rep in this book because yes she is independent or whatever but she knows her body limits her and I liked how the limits were touched on (to an extent). There is a magical cure in the end of this book BUT I personally don't think it was completely horrible, I think it was handled respectfully for the most part but it is something to be wary of going into it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Minor: Violence

emdop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault and Misogyny

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this! It was a cool spin (pun intended) on the classic fairytale. And I liked that it has rep in it! 
Heads up that there is an HP reference and I am still REELING at the stark opinion on P&P adaptations - mini series is superior, FIGHT ME.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Confinement, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

panthalassa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Self harm, Chronic illness, Blood, Confinement, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Abortion

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Violence, Blood, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Sexism, and Self harm

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved it! It was so short though. I loved the retelling of sleeping beauty. I love villains being heroes. I love the heroes being villains. I love the women saving each other and themselves. My only wish was that it was longer or a series. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Confinement

wanderonwards's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Sexual assault

purplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement and Rape

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

katherinenzr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.5

I keep trying to write a review for this book and accidentally coming up with an essay. This is Sleeping Beauty as you’ve never seen it before --which is to say, it’s Sleeping Beauty from the point of view of Sleeping Beauty herself, determined to have a say in her own story. Zinnia Gray is slowly dying, and when she pricks her finger on a spinning wheel at midnight on her 21st birthday (as a joke) she wakes up in the perfect fairytale, where she knows she can change the ending. Viciously funny and beautifully heart-breaking, I’d take an anthology of every version of this story Alix E Harrow had to give. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Confinement