Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

197 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Drug abuse

things100's review

challenging emotional funny 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

Loved this book cannot wait to read the next one in the series. The twists the turns the mystery of it all

I was a little sad that Avery isn’t Toby’s daughter but at least he still came and thinks of her like his daughter

and we finally get a decision on how’s the love interest at least for know

i can’t tell if I’m upset that it’s Jamie or not like I like Gray but also Jamie is good for her, I can’t decide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

It was packed with more mystery and always had to insert a twist than the normal plot twists in history. Many side characters were introduced, and the characters from book 1 stayed true to their personalities. Although there's the frustration of the heroine's confusions and doubts, it showed readers that everything is not as it seems. This was good enough as a duology, but knowing it still has another installment is not so bad as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Child death, Addiction, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Abandonment

teabrewer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The beggining and the middle were pretty good, if you ignore that

if Toby was Avery's dad, Jameson would be her cousin.

The end felt a bit rushed and I didn't like that

Mellie's plot twist came with basically no foreshaddowing

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I didn't really why Avery's mom got with Rick and had get if she din't really like him and made a point of not getting with anyone else since she was in love with Toby. Why make Ricky, of all people, an exception? I also didn't like when Toby called Avery his daughter but treated her so differently from Eve.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

araiapapaya's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

witchwritingfanfics's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'm oh so very confused. This book was marvellous and all but what the hell was going on in the last 100 pages.

Avery gets bombed, put into a coma, gets technically kidnapped from a hospital, survives whatever was actually wrong, then once she's fully healed, she actually gets kidnapped, nearly shot at yet again and still uncovers the mystery and saves the day all in a week. A week. I need whatever drug she was taking because jesus christ, she can't catch a damn break. This girl was just trying to live her life and now she's hella traumatise. What the hell!

I enjoyed this book more than the last. I like that

Jameson and Greyson

were more bearable this time. Last book I thought they had the personality of a wet paper towel. Anyway, good book, 4 stars, keep it up Jennifer!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Cursing, and Addiction

Minor: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Miscarriage

There's also a few mentions of amnesia and talking with the dead throughout.

shannonvonpesach's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-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? No

3.5

I really liked the first one a lot. This one was a bit slower.
I also would've loved a bit more space for Thea and Rebecca. They both keep coming back, but only with a bit of info and their love for each other and then they disappear again. It feels like they're there to be in the book instead of being of real importance.

I also would've thought Avery had PTSD after everything what had happened. Like threats...being nearly killed or kidnapped. But she only got panic attacks sometimes, for very different reasons tho. I understand it could be to heavy but on the other hand it would make it more believeable.

Still love Libby and I'm going for part 3 asap. Really hope she and Nash will be a couple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug abuse

trappedinfandomland's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mjeanette_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

- overall a good read! 
- there was a lot more emotion that i picked up on and i really liked that
- i think libby’s storyline was a little sidelined but there’s also a lot of characters so i kinda get it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

literarymary95's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

I increased the star rating by almost an entire star compared to its predecessor in the series because it was far less predictable and it really kept me wanting to read even more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Addiction, and Drug abuse