Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Ravens by Danielle Paige, Kass Morgan

8 reviews

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Death, Cursing, Blood, Cancer, Torture, Terminal illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

karapillar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

I loved the story, but it read like a teenager wrote it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cancer, Classism, and Stalking

aqulia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was a good read, but some of the character's actions were immoral.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness and Kidnapping

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

3.75*
Pretty sure I bought this because it was on sale, Coven is my favorite season of AHS, and I liked the cover lol so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this.

I enjoyed The Ravens. I think the pacing was just what I needed in this moment. It was fast paced and the magic system was easy to grasp. The split POV between Scarlett and Vivi worked well. It’s one of few YA books that takes place in college. 

The romance:

I thought Vivi and Mason would have been adorable, especially after their meet cute… if Mason hadn’t been dating Scarlett when the book started. I just couldn’t get over that. I also did not like the girl vs girl fighting over one guy type thing. Their fighting was actually kind of mild compared to other books, but it seems so immature.  I feel as if it was at attempt to highlight how the witches are supposed to have each other’s backs, but I just wish there were other ways they could have went about that. I also didn’t like Scarlett immediately falling in love with Jackson, either. Maybe I don’t understand how allosexual attraction works as an ace reader lol but I’m like dang, couldn’t she be happy being single? Does she have to jump into another relationship immediately? 

There are Harry Potter mentions on pages 71 and 125 as well as other references to pop culture and celebrities. I guess we’re required to mention Harry Potter in every magic story now? -.-

I personally don’t think this book needs a sequel. Although I enjoyed this book, I don’t feel invested enough to read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death and Kidnapping

librarianlirael's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? No

3.0

The first half of this drags, and I guessed the murderer and motivations within the first 30 pages. The last half was pretty good though, with two twists I almost didn't see coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Terminal illness and Cancer

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

nyoomie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Blood

mmc27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a great read! I enjoyed the twist on sorority life by having them be a coven of witches. I also enjoyed it wasn't stereotypical sorority girls the entire time, but the girls are genuine and care for one another. This story takes you on twists and turns while going back and forth between a young naive witch and a more experienced witch who while they're dealing with this greater struggle as a group, both witches have eternal conflicts.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Cancer, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Torture

artsybrea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Minor: Cancer, Grief, and Kidnapping