Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

9 reviews

jewelsbookopinions's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed how gripping this was, but I did feel wanting more for the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Torture, and Dementia

hey_abijo's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Women reeling from severe loss and trauma take us along for the ride on their hunt for vengeance. The story is based on this premise: two women, connected only by their shared suffering and constant grief, agree to swap murders— but their plans go haywire. Multiple engaging POVs, some clichès and predictability, moderate suspense, and many plot twists. Author Steve Cavanagh knows how to write suspense and mystery, but his skills are less aptly applied in matters of artful detail, emotion, sensitivity, and tact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

The author is not sensitive in his relaying of details that are highly uncomfortable and triggering. Mentions of kidnapping, rape, child sexual abuse, pedophilia, stalking, violent attacks, and murder are blunt and recurring.

kenziewol'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, and Child death

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

I haven't read Strangers on a Train (but I will) or seen the movie, but knowing the concept is enough to enjoy this author's homage. It was fun to watch the different storylines come together. I love it when I don't guess the twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Medical trauma, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

lavloveslit's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

I stayed up until 3:30am finishing this book because I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. And how could I go to sleep right away after finishing it? No, I was up another hour just processing the masterpiece I just read. So fair warning to not read this book late at night!

Still fairly new to thrillers but so far this one is my FAVORITE. My first BOTM book. If they're all this good then damn I'm gonna keep doing BOTM. 

Will have to checkout other books by this author as his writing style is superb! Characters are complex and intriguing, plot keeps you on your toes, and the twists and turns will have you speed reading to find out what happens next!

This one blew my mind and I'm definitely going to be rereading it in the future and recommending it to friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

ashliej's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Violence, Murder, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Pedophilia

travelbugbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

I could not put this one down!! I read the majority of it in one day. It had me hooked from the get-go and I felt so invested in the characters, really feeling for their respective past traumas. It was fast-paced with short chapters written from the point of view of several characters. I kept trying to figure out what the connection was between Ruth and Amanda. A couple of times I thought I knew, but didn't quite. There were twists and turns right up to the last page. I often read mysteries where the author leaves you wondering at the end, but the loose ends were all tied up and I found that really satisfying for a change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Cancer, Child death, Kidnapping, and Suicide

ceejay's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, and Child death

stephreadsal0t's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

Started the year off with two bangers of thriller novels. I always love Cavanagh novels and this one had really good twists.

My only complaints:

the final twist was a twist too much for me, re: Mr Blue Eye’s identity. Secondly, I really wish for no more books featuring the Crazy Infertile Woman. First of all, how come it’s never an infertile man? But more importantly, Why does infertility seem to be so linked to being a batshit crazy murderer in books? Let's keep infertility out of my thrillers - I have enough of it IRL!</spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Rape, Infertility, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping