Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

178 reviews

maire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Gore, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Bullying, and Confinement

kkozum's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

xaphiro's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved the writing style and I couldn’t stop thinking about the book while I went about my day. However, the

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vibes kinda weirded me out and the climax left me wanting a bit more. I was more into the plot than the characters. I appreciated the length and would definitely try more of her books in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Incest, and Domestic abuse

Tha character are in a toxic relationship. Because of their nature (being vampires) they have an interesting relationship dynamic. the one who sired them is considered a father figure and they siblings to each other. They are also involved romantically. The old vampire is abusive and controlling with the rest and although it is mostly emotional, he did struck one of the characters once.

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved S.T. Gibson's writing style, it's so lush without being overly flowery. Constanta is an interesting character to follow, and I enjoyed her relationships with the other characters. My main complaint here is I wish the narrative would have been tighter. The novel spans 600 years but we only get a few pages about entire centuries in the middle. I would have liked to see either a shorter timespan or a longer narrative, especially to build on Magdelena's character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

jadegrea's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: War

karapillar's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

The way Constanta, Magdalena, and Alexi loved each other had me breathless. The ending was everything I wanted and more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, and Violence

imskylow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book had me strapped in. I ate it up like a person starved. I listened to the entire audiobook in one sitting. I have nothing but great things to say about it. It's lyrical. It's moody and gothic. The prose had a lovely rhythm and the characters and relationship dynamics had me feeling all sorts of things. I didn't know whether to like him and accept that vampire life and culture is different from humans or to want him to die. The ending, however, left me incredibly satisfied and I loved how it tied everything together. Obviously, with how vague I'm being, I don't want to give much away but I definitely recommend this book. And if you like audiobooks, the narrator does a fantastic job reading. It's as if Constanza's is reading her own journal to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Infidelity

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Infidelity

mogojojo1013's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The writing in this book is exceedingly slow and incredibly decadent. I felt like I was watching one of those Dove chocolate commercials only for blood and vampirism. I spent most of the book just WAITING for that jerk to die (not a spoiler, she tells us right at the beginning that she kills him) and damn was it worth the wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual content