Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

83 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

An excellent retelling of Cinderella from the point of view of a sapphic poc. Predictable at times but still a delightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Classism, Murder, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape

ms_read's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Outing, Classism, Death of parent, Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Classism, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Sexism, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse

princegene95's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Body horror, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

peggy_racham's review

4.5

Fast, engaging and queer. Its a beautifull debut novel and a real break from the mold of the  fairytale story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Grief, Blood, Classism, Kidnapping, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

skye_era_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. This was my first Cinderella retelling and I cannot put into words how much I loved it — plus it was sapphic so that’s a huge win! 
Cinderella is Dead shows a dark twist to our beloved Disney version of Cinderella. The people of Lille are under the rule of a very cruel king who demands that everyone lives by his rules and the rules of the Cinderella story. Girls and women are forced to go to the ball, where men will either choose them or they will be forfeited. But Sophia wants to put a stop to this. She does not want a husband, and she intends to save herself and the people of Lille from the king’s reign.
I absolutely loved Sophia and Constance’s relationship, and loved

Amina (the “fairy godmother” until we realize she was the king’s mother!! I was GAGGED at that point okay! I was YELLING.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

e_riahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Sexism, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, Grief, Homophobia, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Animal death, and Homophobia

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Violence, and Misogyny