Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Southern Gothic - Das Grauen wohnt nebenan by Grady Hendrix

96 reviews

karleywestra's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

camo_mila'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked the book. I had a fun time reading and I loved the female characters. The only problem for me was the skip of time of three years, I think it broke the pace quite a bit and it was quite abrupt. I would prefer the story to continue flowing instead of making the characters freeze in time to then have a growing opportunity. 

The ending wasn't my fave too, not that it was bad or anything, but not as interesting I guess, I expected more of the ending. But I had a enjoyable time so no regrets

Also fyi having sexist and racist characters on a book doesn't mean by proxy that the book is that, even more when it's fully criticizing the characters for it, all the damn time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

apestforwrens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Grady Hendrix always makes you think with his writing. Sometimes that thought is " I wouldn't have made that narrative decision" and sometimes that thought is "this is a super creative take on the vampire story".
Hendrix is fantastic at pulling you into his main character's head and forcing you to see why they are reacting to their situation the way they are. This is a horror book and contains some potentially upsetting stuff. I'd definitely recommend checking the trigger warnings before starting if you're worried about that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fatphobia

madtubb's review against another edition

I am of the opinion of you use r*pe as a scare in a horror story you’ve lost and I will not continue reading the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

I mean it’s a horror story so graphic content is expected however I believe that there is a line that separates good horror from bad horror. This book was on the good horror for the most part and then lost me at the r*pe none of that I don’t want that very real and traumatic thing in a fictional story about a vampire like no thank you

rachelmerrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I’m unsure how to feel, but I know it wasn’t a pleasant experience. 

-What was the point of the son’s personality traits? Nothing came of it. 
-The “friendships” between these women were surface level and them coming together in the end gave me zero comfort in their “unbreakable bond”. These women sucked just as much as the men did. 
-Why did the children randomly choose to live with the mom after hating her the entire book?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

valerie_kutcher's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This book will always be one of my favorites and if you’re looking for a good horror that will keep you on edge, this is the one for you. The horror itself isn’t cheesy or tacky, but moments that will have you holding your breathe

in the attack hiding from James

 I just couldn’t put it down - but that is to be expected by Grady Hendrix. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Kidnapping

biddy_mackenzie's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

leahkarge's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

a child is obsessed with Nazis and starts being unkind to animals, multiple children are preyed on by a literal monster

mrskatebeach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting