Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

16 reviews

hellokatya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

i read this book because i heard it was supposed to compare to verity by colleen hoover, and while it didn't really measure up, i still enjoyed it. it got very dark at points and depleted any hope i had for the human race, but i thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely recommend for a quick, fucked up read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death and Fatphobia

mschwa1118's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Wow. I am very confused at the collective lauding of this book. This was lazy and traumatizing. Daphne is the only saving grace and even a part of her own endgame is disappointing. This was really a story about abuse by way of sociopaths, and instead it was cheap shock value for a “thriller”. 

Content warnings include: rape, body shaming, being drugged, making up being SA’d for personal gain, lovebombing, gaslighting, discussions of abortion, ableism, domestic/spousal abuse and violence, eating disorders, isolation, stalking, having someone committed to control them, grooming, manipulating one’s own children, verbal child abuse, humiliation, degradation, threats of gun violence, and control. I suggest anyone planning to read this take these very seriously. Amber’s character is ridiculous and we spend 200+ pages being mortified about everything she complains about, and wondering well why is she like this? I’ll tell you- the end most definitely tells us nothing. Then, spoiler, we get about 100 pages of reading how relentlessly abusive Jackson actually is. It is graphic, horrifying, and devastating. And it all seems for shock value. And not to mention, his behavior isn’t even explained at all after all that. Then, while Daphne is the hero, her freedom comes at the cost of someone else’s ultimate abuse from him. Also, no explanation on how Amber found them. The laziest writing I could ever imagine. I just cannot understand why people rave about this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Rape, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Stalking, Confinement, Body shaming, and Child abuse

tayschwarz's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Stalking, and Terminal illness

vie's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

jpellwood's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

lunabathory's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Confinement, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Violence