Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea

33 reviews

julienicole1106's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0


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princess_marie's review against another edition

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

3.0

Wished for a different ending but enjoyed it nonetheless.

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amyharman70's review

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

5.0


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smiley_kylie's review

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medium-paced

4.5

Two girls have gone missing, but only one returns...and the girl who returned might remember more than she thinks.

This book is filled with twists and turns all the way up to the end! There are plenty of both blatant and subtle red herrings that kept me speculating on potential "AHA" moments. Though the story felt a little slow/long at times, I remained actively engaged in the narrative.

There is quite a bit of jumping around with the timeline and with various POVs, but I never found it difficult to follow. I really liked getting a medical examiner's perspective. It provides some unique and intriguing insight on how they play their part in solving crime. 

I really enjoyed this twisty psychological mystery thriller!

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cadams925's review

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

3.5

Overall, the storyline was good. Even though I ultimately figured out who the kidnapper was, there were times throughout the book that I suspected other people. 

Parts of this book drug on too much for my liking, making it hard to stay engaged and focus on what I was reading. And I hated the ending cliffhanger with no indication of another book being in the works.

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mchammer19's review

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

3.5

Interesting thriller but so slow until about the 70% mark. 

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ehamlett's review

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adventurous 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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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amy_lp's review

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

4.0

The ending isn’t what you’d expect. 

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taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Charlie Donlea’s The Girl Who Was Taken was a thrilling read with a good amount of twists and turns throughout. I really liked the set-up for this story, but I feel like there were a lot of characters to keep track of. I liked the non-linear plot, and the complexities of the story based on the way time flowed. I liked the main characters role, but did find some of the connections to be a bit forced. I liked the character and thought that it was fairly well written overall. This is certainly an adult thriller, and I can definitely say I didn’t see the twist at the end coming. I had my suspicions, but there was some pretty obvious misdirection that made me hesitant to commit to one suspect over another. I do feel like the twist reveal fell a bit short, but I still think that if you’re a fan of thrillers, this one will be enjoyable.

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yeseniaxxv's review

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

5.0


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