Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek

6 reviews

bigleebowski's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

After watching the German adaptation of his book, Cut Off, I’ve been very intrigued by Sebastian Fitzek. He seems like the perfect fit for fellow fans of David Fincher and the Dragon Tattoo series. And so far, I can wholeheartedly say he is 2/2 in terms of dark mysteries with the tendency to dip into the unpredictable depravity of humanity. I was a little let down by how little Rebecca Hall is in this audiobook, but that isn’t to say she nor the cast did a bad job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

alenaul's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ein sehr gutes Buch mit vielen plot-twists. Zum Ende hin wurde es etwas hektisch/wirr, weshalb ich dem Buch nur 4,5/5 Sternen geben möchte. 
Ein klassisches Sebatian Fitzek Buch: spannend, fesselnd und unvorhersehbar!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Rape, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

sophie_theresia_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

youmeatunicorn's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Torture, Child abuse, and Murder

juliethebookcat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Excrement, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

pauliiiii's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

99.9% loved this book

The only issue I had with this book was  

the fact that the whole substory with Julia and Lisa was literally pointless   

 - other than that this book was brilliant. It was SO dark, every discovery was tear-worthy and anger provoking and I actually cannot really say I would ever recommend it to anyone because it broke my heart. 

That being said, if you’re looking for something that keeps your attention chapter from chapter and is brilliantly written, researched and executed, give it a try. I love discovering new authors and I’m surely going to be looking to pick up another novel from Fitzek, Germans most twisted author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Torture