Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams

5 reviews

travelseatsreads'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

3.0

Dog Rose Dirt is a creepy mixed paced mystery/thriller which follows Heather Evans as she tries to figure out the circumstances around her mothers suicide. What follows is a very twisty and atmospheric look into the world or serial killers, cults and folklore.

It starts off as a slow burner then everything starts moving at whiplash inducing speed with several strands of the storyline diverging and converging again. Sometimes things can be a little difficult to keep track of and I think that's why it wasn't a higher star rating for me.

I switched between the eBook and the audiobook narrated by Emily Pennant Rea. I found the narration really matched the pacing of the book and the character and definitely added to my overall enjoyment of the book.

An enjoyable read for fans of dark complex mysteries.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Emotional abuse

roselliereads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

2.5

I really hated the end of this book. It was fantastic until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

jlb_x's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good. I was hooked after the first few chapters. I managed to guess one plot point, but was totally floored by a different one. It kept me on my toes; was a great mixture of creepy thriller / mystery solving and I loved the before / now elements of story telling. It really helped to understand what was happening now, in relation to what was happening then. I would definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Child death

brookey8888's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was fine. Nothing horrible but nothing really shocking or thrilling. So for the first like 20% I was confused and didn’t really know what was going on. But I figured it out and then it was ok. There was honestly like no plot twists and it was pretty straight forward. I wish it had more of the cult(if you can call it that). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence