Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp

3 reviews

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Misogyny, Ableism, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Incest, and Terminal illness

quakinginmybooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I don’t want to spoil the ending, but this book has one of the tropes I hate:

time travel

. There’s very few times that trope is done well. This book does it okay, but rather ruined what was an enjoyable listen.

The main character is an unlikeable, arrogant ass, which sets himself up for quite the fall. And fall he does, this book is a question of how not if. While there were points I had sympathy for him and wanted him to better himself, most of the book, I cheered for the supernatural to get him. Which might have been the point of the way he’s portrayed.

Overall, it was fun and spooky but ultimate something I won’t touch again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Stalking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

anxiousbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Self harm, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Confinement, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault