Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

12 reviews

zyxtasaurus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Blood, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping, Infertility, Gaslighting, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Kidnapping

oceanwriter's review against another edition

Not liking the tone of the book in regards to religious organizations and not worth my time. The beginning was strong but the dual timeline was already becoming tedious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

jewelsbookopinions's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed how gripping this was, but I did feel wanting more for the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Torture, and Dementia

hey_abijo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Women reeling from severe loss and trauma take us along for the ride on their hunt for vengeance. The story is based on this premise: two women, connected only by their shared suffering and constant grief, agree to swap murders— but their plans go haywire. Multiple engaging POVs, some clichès and predictability, moderate suspense, and many plot twists. Author Steve Cavanagh knows how to write suspense and mystery, but his skills are less aptly applied in matters of artful detail, emotion, sensitivity, and tact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

The author is not sensitive in his relaying of details that are highly uncomfortable and triggering. Mentions of kidnapping, rape, child sexual abuse, pedophilia, stalking, violent attacks, and murder are blunt and recurring.

kenziewol's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, and Child death

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I haven't read Strangers on a Train (but I will) or seen the movie, but knowing the concept is enough to enjoy this author's homage. It was fun to watch the different storylines come together. I love it when I don't guess the twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Medical trauma, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

lavloveslit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I stayed up until 3:30am finishing this book because I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. And how could I go to sleep right away after finishing it? No, I was up another hour just processing the masterpiece I just read. So fair warning to not read this book late at night!

Still fairly new to thrillers but so far this one is my FAVORITE. My first BOTM book. If they're all this good then damn I'm gonna keep doing BOTM. 

Will have to checkout other books by this author as his writing style is superb! Characters are complex and intriguing, plot keeps you on your toes, and the twists and turns will have you speed reading to find out what happens next!

This one blew my mind and I'm definitely going to be rereading it in the future and recommending it to friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

ashliej's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Violence, Murder, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Pedophilia

travelbugbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I could not put this one down!! I read the majority of it in one day. It had me hooked from the get-go and I felt so invested in the characters, really feeling for their respective past traumas. It was fast-paced with short chapters written from the point of view of several characters. I kept trying to figure out what the connection was between Ruth and Amanda. A couple of times I thought I knew, but didn't quite. There were twists and turns right up to the last page. I often read mysteries where the author leaves you wondering at the end, but the loose ends were all tied up and I found that really satisfying for a change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Cancer, Child death, Kidnapping, and Suicide