Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

38 reviews

qeenb33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide

phua_jieying's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Incest, Rape, and Suicide

catreads247's review

5.0

Easily 5 stars! Absolutely loved! Hooked and couldn’t stop reading. Can’t wait to get a finished copy when it’s released. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping

justinekorson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this story.
SPOILERS TO FOLLOW

I throughly enjoyed all the characters in this book and the plot (minus the TW aspects of it). Iseul was funny and fiercely confident in an almost foolish way. I loved how she threw herself into things with barely a thought (as I feel I do the same at times). I also loved how she gave the people she didn't like nicknames instead of trying to learn their actual names. I thought that was really funny of her. I also enjoyed Prince Daehyun. He was charismatic and clever when he needed to be. The plot twist at the end really got me there. I was so stressed about the outcome of the story. Wonsik and Yuel were great characters too. 

I'm really glad I ended up buying a special edition version of this book! It's going to look so pretty and I'm excited to add it to my collection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

storiesatstarfall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

eliaflight's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Set in the Joseon era of Korea, Reading the book is like watching a historical k-drama. The characters were very fun to read and the author has put in an intensive amount of research to tell this story. The story contains some romantic elements, but definitely focuses more on the politics and mystery solving. Overall I very much enjoyed A Crane Among Wolves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Incest, Rape, and Suicide

The author includes content warnings at the beginning of the book in the author's note.

lisashelves's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

poppy_warphan's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Review to come 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent