Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher

5 reviews

em_of_swags's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

3.75

the ending was so sweet

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Grief, Eating disorder, Death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia

aspectsofamber's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Kidnapping

bookowllover's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Self harm

alannah_m's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

I...don’t know what to rate this book. It was given to me as a gift, but honestly I just don’t think I’m the target audience anymore. On the plus side, the abundance of LGBTQ+ rep was lovely to see (still too rare!!) and none of the trauma was linked with being LGBTQ+, which makes a nice change from tropes. However, I think this book was just trying to do too many things for me. If it was just a coming-of-age/ thriller, I may have liked it better. But, the addition of the fairy tale retelling, I felt, stilted the story and make it feel kind a little ridiculous to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

lybrarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I really loved this book. The mystery aspect wasn't quite as enticing as some other mysteries I have read - or even Pitcher's previous book - but I honestly enjoyed this book probably more than some books that have super intricate mysteries. The LGBTQIA+ representation was amazing and I wasn't expecting it to be there so that made me really happy. I will definitely be picking up any more of Pitcher's books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping