Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

O Homicídio Perfeito - Um Guia para Boas Raparigas by Holly Jackson

980 reviews

kingkiller99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

This book was such an intense journey. I ended up reading this in one day because I could not put it down. I was stressing along with Pip and Ravi to find out who really killed Andie Bell. There were so many twists and turns that were fascinating to read, and I am so glad I read this book. It actually got me back on a crime binge again—I m already hoping to get the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

chi__'s review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Car accident

readwithsarah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Car accident

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I inhaled this book in only two days bc i was so captivated by it.
It was very well written und the plot was so clear that i always understood what Pip was discovering yet again. 
In the middle it was a LITLLE slow bc it was just one new realisation after another. But than there came some big plot twists and everything was soo tense again until the very last page.
Plus I really liked the characters (she still had both partents lol) and she was kinda funny and relatable (even so she's a huge workaholic). I also liked Ravi and their chemistry <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

shedanceswiththefae's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Wow, this book really lived up to the hype. It was like a mish-mash of true crimes stories I’ve heard about meets Twin Peaks. The podcast format with a full-cast narration made for an excellent audio listen and the fast-paced intriguing reveals had me speeding through this one. I’ll definitely continue on with this series, although after this ending, I’ll be curious to see where it continues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

arellareads's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t realize this was YA lit when I first picked it up, but with that in mind, it makes for an entertaining & fairly lighthearted mystery (as much as murder mysteries can be). 

The narrator is a quirky-teenage-Nancy-Drew-detective type, making the book both nostalgic and full of cheesy high school dialogue and bad dad jokes. Nothing exemplary in terms of the writing quality, but it gets bonus points for the unique format! I love when authors include in-universe media to bring the story to life: typed-up homework assignments, emails, suspect interviews, maps, texts, etc.

Overall it’s a fun and really fast read — I finished it overnight — so I’d put it somewhere in the high 3 to 4 star range. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

water_melin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

kalefactory's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail