Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Captive in the Underworld by Lianyu Tan

7 reviews

carriedbythecosmos's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Confinement, and Rape

Moderate: Sexism

binevolentbookworm's review against another edition

dn'd at 35%. the marriage bed scene made me incredibly uncomfortable and i had to check to see again if this book was in fact written by a man, because it felt so violently far fetched from any sapphic dark romance i've read before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Blood

kenziebeck's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

one of the best, if not the best, retellings of the abduction and rape of persephone. well done, miss tan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, and Genocide

martymjj's review against another edition

It was disturbing. The writing was terrible but that is the least of this book's problems. There is a romaticization of rape, torure both physical and emotional. How can someone write this and get published is beyond me. I quit this book on the scene of the wedding night... It was a rape, plain and simple.
It was a bad read from the start but the more you read the worse it gets. The main character is abused by everyone in the book, her mother first and when she meets her captor/love intrest it only gets worse. It's a neverending spiral of violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Confinement

knightreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Dubious consent

zefrien's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping