Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

16 reviews

jivvygee's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Took me 5 weeks to read and I'm a fast reader. Struggled to want to pick it up. Not enough happened for me to stay interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

clacksee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Murder and Rape

Minor: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

eveningjaye's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder and Torture

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Racism, Confinement, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

mysterymom40's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Self harm

pibbit's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Dementia

reno_percival's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Hate crime

tanuandbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

It's a solid page-turner! We don't know who the killer is till the very last page! 

Henley quickly became a fave character and I wanna read more books from the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Murder, Racism, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

beanjoles's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

All in all, an incredible follow-up to The Jigsaw Man! Nadine Matheson is a supremely talented author who has a remarkable knack for writing clear, descriptive prose that’s gripping from start to finish. Greatly looking forward to more Henley novels. My only regret is that I found her book series so soon, because I don’t have a backlog I can work through now that I’m done her two current novels! :’)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

Schizophrenia, psychosis, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder are all mentioned by name in this book. Symptoms of psychosis, mania, and depression are discussed in detail at various points. In my opinion as a person with bipolar who’s frequently frustrated by how we’re portrayed in media—the descriptions of mental illness are factual, not overplayed for drama, and are respectful to the folks who are ill. They are not demonized for their illnesses by any of the key protagonists. Mild plot spoilers:

The victims of the serial murders have the above-named mental illnesses, so if you’re sensitive to violence against people who are mentally unwell, be aware going in.

Heavy plot spoilers for ending:

One of the perpetrators is also revealed to have bipolar disorder. The book does not go out of its way to describe them as evil or wrong *because* of their illness.

molsreads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape