Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

88 reviews

kemikemi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

3.25

This book has an interesting world and premise, and I will be honest I’m writing this review about a month after I finished it, but when I sat down I was hard-pressed to remember anything about it for a couple minutes. Unfortunately I wasn’t too invested in the main romance between Wren and Lei; I loved that it was sapphic relationship representation and the unique concept of two consorts falling for each other had me greatly anticipating, but something about the way the author wrote it from Lei’s pov didn’t strike with me…I also wished that we had gotten more time with their friendship and bond developing before it becoming romance/attraction. Our main character’s relationship with Aoki was super interesting, though, and I enjoyed seeing it shift throughout the book. This was a fun read, although based on where it leaves you hanging at the end with the last little twist I’m not entirely sure I’m set on reading/finishing the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Murder

dmrains's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Outing, Classism, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying

ally_133's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

Was really slow at the start and made it hard to get into the book, but at the end things really start to speed up and get interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia and Kidnapping

lshort1230's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. Mostly I think it wasn't really for me - it was a bit heavier than I would like, though I appreciate the generally happy ending. The main flaw with the book is that the world building doesn't quite work, and I kept being distracted by that. At least part of the issue is that these girls are only in the harem for a year but they aren't allowed to leave the palace after and the crown compensates their family to the degree they complete to sacrifice their daughters *and* this has been going on for centuries. That aside the characters are interesting and the action is good. Choices that characters make mostly make sense. I'm happy with where the book ended and I wish I hadn't read the epilog, as it adds a cliffhanger and I have no intention of reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death, Colonisation, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

jvalentine1386's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Xenophobia, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, War, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Classism, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Rape, Alcohol, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

cass_ward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Confinement, Blood, and Abortion

the dog dies< / spoiler>

allyreadsstuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Classism, Trafficking, Sexism, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Confinement

Minor: Vomit

carinaa_khl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Homophobia, and Alcohol

teddy_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Rape, and Sexual violence

am26's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Genocide