Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

52 reviews

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

Serpent and the Wings of Night- 5⭐️3.5🌶️

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always - always - guard your heart. 

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won't be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone - but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

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✨My Opinion✨

I could not put this book down. Literally, I stayed up all night to finish this book. 

This checked all my boxes: Dynamic main characters, intricate political system, fully formed magic system, side characters that enhance the story, slow burn tension, heart wrenching plot twists that you don’t see coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, and Confinement

sarahholliday's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

An absolute page-turner with excellent tension and high stakes, The Serpent and the Wings of Night is a decent and unique approach to vampire romantasy. The writing is better than your average self-published work, with truly beautiful turns of phrase sprinkled throughout. That being said, an overwhelming amount of passive voice and several repetitive word choices and tropes kept taking me out of the story, especially at the beginning. I think a solid editor could really make this story shine. TBD on whether I'll pick up the sequel—I'm interested in seeing what happens, but wasn't a huge fan of how this first installment ended.

Forced marriages, even if they're to someone you're technically in love with, are a killjoy for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, and Gore

emwith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutetly amazing! Perfect for Sarah J. Maas fans

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Genocide and Grief

Minor: Rape

libraryofnyla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Full review coming soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Death, Violence, Murder, Classism, Grief, War, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

emmacartlidge's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Rape, Blood, Body horror, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm

rachelsimmet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Sexual content, War, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual violence

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Self harm

januaryt123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: Slavery, Rape, Misogyny, Death of parent, Confinement, War, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, and Physical abuse

eroonie97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Confinement

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Moderate: Torture, Classism, Genocide, Rape, War, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Slavery