Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

49 reviews

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Police brutality, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Suicide, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Kidnapping and Panic attacks/disorders

adrienanthony's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

callie_castle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Emotional abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Body horror, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, War, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Classism, and Death of parent

redefiningrachel's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Confinement, Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Child death, Murder, Grief, Gore, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal death, Mental illness, and Police brutality

metelfordwrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Blood, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Child death, Gore, Addiction, War, Violence, Death, Cursing, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Classism, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Alcohol, War, Misogyny, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, Excrement, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Confinement, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcoholism

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Murder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, War, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Classism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Kidnapping

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved loved loved this goddamn book so much. I feel like it's an excellent portrayal of the ugly side of trauma and mental illness. It's tragic really how certain characters had every opportunity to make the right choice, and yet in the end made terrible choices instead. It's good, I think, to have sympathy for villains and understand how they became who they became. It's a good reminder that there is no biological or innate difference between us and the most terrible person in the world- it all comes down to choice in the end. Well done Suzanne, you have my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child death, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Classism, War, Kidnapping, Gore, Drug use, Addiction, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Classism, Alcoholism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Police brutality, Torture, Vomit, and Alcohol

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Body horror, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

am4man's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Classism, Child death, Drug abuse, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Torture