Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

23 reviews

ticktock's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, and Murder

jjjreads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Colonisation, Grief, Racism, Animal death, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

galexy_brain's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Loved reading a book with an indigenous protagonist! The story itself was entertaining and the main characters felt like teenagers (i.e. making not-well-thought-through teenage decisions). The writing was a bit bland at times and some metaphors felt a bit too overt, but it didn't bother me too much. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Grief

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gore, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Body horror, Classism, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Self harm

Missing persons. Insects. Near-drowning. Mild unreality (time/space distortion).

thebooksanctuary's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Blood

Moderate: Death, Colonisation, Genocide, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Kidnapping

emily_mh's review

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

This was such a delight to read!! It really reminded me of the game Night in the Woods. I adored the author’s writing style; the dialogue gave off a real arthouse film vibe which was really unique. But also, she effortlessly wove together so many strands of story and character, but all in the direction of telling a murder mystery?? Masterfully done!! The plot was also well-paced and held my attention throughout. Ellie was a wonderful main character: she was clever, determined, and thought outside the box, so it was really refreshing to read from her POV. Jay as a side character was so much fun, and the friendship between the him and Ellie was joyful. Finally, the illustrations in the chapter headings were absolutely gorgeous, and I loved how they ended up weaving in with Ellie’s storyline.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Colonisation, and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Racism, Grief, and Body horror

Minor: War, Self harm, Cursing, Confinement, Excrement, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Medical content, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Major content warnings for death of a pet and loss of a loved one. Minor content warnings for drowning, climate change/global warming, drought, insects, mass murder, and divorce.

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, Genocide, Animal death, and Colonisation

morganperks's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Torture, Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Colonisation, Medical content, Addiction, Miscarriage, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Genocide, Medical trauma, Stalking, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Kidnapping, Confinement, Cancer, and Gun violence

lumorise's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Racism, and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping and Cancer

imaginingly's review

inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

this was an awesome read. it’s a very diverse book with a main plot of solving a murder case and a side plot of friendship between human and dog. there are only a couple things i wasn’t a big fan of: how it kept jumping from stories/ flashbacks to current day without warning; it made the reading a little confusing at times. also, the very last part of the ending. i feel as if it was a good ending as a whole, but the last few pages just didn’t flow well with how the rest of the book was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Racism and Car accident

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Kidnapping, and Gun violence