Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

5 reviews

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

hitnoises's review

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Not the best book ever but certainly a solid one. The ending felt a bit abrupt to me and I probably wouldn't reread but I don't regret reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Murder

annabulkowski's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child death, and Vomit

rylol's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

bookswithbreck's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault