Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

21 reviews

cajboo's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

breona's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bornaraven's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kaitlinabrams's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

A page turner but ultimately not that thrilling. Am I totally desensitized to violence or was this not very scary? 

I’d read more Patterson though on a lazy day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

jpustka's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Kidnapping

astigers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

bethanystone13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wasn't sure what was happening at points - was he crazy, was he not? - but I enjoyed it enough. Not my favourite but an interesting plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

morgan_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

2.5

This was hard to enjoy after seeing the movie version. I had a difficult time separating the two, as the movie streamlined the plot much more succinctly. The book felt long and jumpy. 

In terms of the plot, I really did not love that

Alex didn't discover the villain on his own. He was told outright by someone else, which really undermines his heroic character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Dragged a bit in the beginning but a solid murder mystery/psych thriller that has held up over time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book a lot. Alex Cross was not only a psych/detective but also a lover boy. I didn't expect that, to be honest. I knew about Jezzie's 40% in, and I was right. Seoniji/Murphy was a psychopath that was for sure, but he had a rough childhood, and it made me sad even if he did a lot of problematic things like kidnapping, murder, stalking, etc. Kids didn't deserve shitty parents! It also made me sad that Michael died because he was a victim. This was fast-paced and compelling. Damn, the villains faced lethal injection. Overall, a great start to a series. Thank you, James, ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment