Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Ashes of You by Catherine Cowles

43 reviews

pagesofallie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was the first book I read by this author and I absolutely adored it!

A romantic suspense featuring a FMC who was kidnapped 5 years ago and rescued by a police officer she deems "Blue". In a turn of events she ends up nannying for "blue" and his 3 boys.

Tropes featured:
-single dad/nanny
-overprotective MMC
-forced proximity
-suspense
-slow burn
-age gap

TW: violence, PTSD, kidnapping, mentions of rape, sexual harassment/assault

I'd highly recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

huddle_dragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

kelliereadsabit's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

herbookarchives's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

katieklysmic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

caitmitt's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, and Pregnancy

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

What a beautiful ending to this beautiful series 😭 I've been waiting for Law's story since book 1 and this delivered!

Law and Hallie are so so perfect and I'm so happy they found eachother. They were both so sweet with the boys too 🥹 Big probs to Cowles for not only writing >10 y/os but teenagers and also writing them well, as a bigger sister to a 17 y/o boy, I can confirm the accuracy.

I found this series at a very dark and weird place in my life (in the hospital xoxo) and while things aren't perfect now, they're better and I'm so glad these books were there for me during it. The Hartleys definitely found their way into my heart ❤

P.S.: I feel like I can't really rate this book lower because of it (bc every romance has it) but jfc, does EVERY couple in EVERY romance have to end up w kids 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Torture, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

charmaynesallbookedup's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

MY HEART 😭 a million stars for hallie and lawson. their love and connection was perfectly perfect and what an epic conclusion to the lost and found series.

in this book we get single dad, she’s the nanny, age gap, and a tortured past. plus the way these kids crack me up🥹 i can’t say it enough, perfection.

if you haven’t already, add this series to your TBR! available on KU, although i think i need to buy the physical copies

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

bookshelf1792's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious

5.0

This was the perfect ending to this series.  There was a lot of build up in the series for Lawson’s story and it delivered. Every book in this series was awesome and so well written. This book had suspense that had me scared (there may have been a nightmare) and heartwarming family moments that literally had me crying.

I also totally called the villain since the last book - I knew I didn’t trust him. I love being right and my smugness is totally showing.

Now I can’t wait for the next series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence