Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

5 reviews

bishopbox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

I thought this was a great book!! It was well written and I gave very little to complain about! Sadly, I’m not a fantasy person, and this book did not change that for me. But! That is not the fault of the book, so I feel it’s unfair for me to rate it. 
If you like fantasy, royal drama, found family, and talking horses, this is a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical content, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Blood, and Confinement

teri_b's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense

• 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

I loved following this story unfold, listening to the audiobook from my local library. I got to discover a new world and the story of the possibility of  a better life for Princess Alyrra.

Loved the worldbuilding and also the character development of the female main character as she is all of a sudden on her own and can make her own choices.

Considering where she is coming from, her family does not think much of her, I really loved her story ark.

On the whole this is rather a dark book, touching down on some rather difficult topics. Some of them I have not yet encountered in my YA readings over the last couple of years and I think the author does a really good job to discuss them through the story she tells.

Really, really worthwhile to read.

And then there is the short story at the end of this book.

And I just wished I could get more from this story as that was just fabulous story telling weaving fairy tales, the fae and a disabled main character together into a story that feels very, very strong and exciting. And I just wanted more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Confinement, Torture, and Trafficking

kayladaila's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Misogyny