Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

13 reviews

aijah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Violence

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

2.75

Tykkään siitä miten Gregg Olsen kirjottaa tositapahtumista kuin ne ois fiktiota. Mutta se misogynian ja fat shaming oli ihan överiä tässä kirjassa! Et naiset haluaa vaan olla äitejä ja jos lihot 10 kiloa oot ihan kamalan läski. Yök.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Torture, Slavery, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Animal cruelty

Minor: Medical content, Terminal illness, and Cancer

dale1997's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

tishas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.5

This book was a hard read. Based on a true story, it was a sad, infuriating and difficult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Child abuse

bhahnert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Child abuse, Body horror, Stalking, Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I feel like I should probably give this 5 stars because I devoured it. But, it just felt like something was missing. I'm not sure. Although, this is the best true crime book I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, Torture, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Slavery, Cursing, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Blood

sammiepineapple's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

The book was descriptive, these children and at risk adults were certainly living a nightmare. It is scary to think about the people in the world who are truly doing these things. 

As for the book, it felt a little long winded and repetitive. I wouldn’t read it again but I’m glad I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

monica0309's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Body horror

janeleef's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

mkrauth12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Violence