Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

6 reviews

organizedxchaos's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Probably one of the best fantasy books I’ve read this year. The characters were all really well written and fully fleshed out. I would’ve liked to have understood more of how and why Cas survived the plague, but the story was good despite not knowing. I loved that the world building was subtle and not over the top or info dumped on you like some authors have unfortunately done. The pacing of the story was great too and the twists kept me guessing right up until the moments the truth was revealed! I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a fast paced but well written standalone fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Excrement

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Damn, this was good. I wasn't sure and almost put it down, but I'm glad I stayed with it because this was an excellent read! Mysterious and quite tense in places.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic

renn_the_reader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

mirificmoxie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Medical trauma, and Blood

Minor: Infertility, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Drug use

lennie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Animal death, Confinement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Drug abuse, and Body horror

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was fantastical enough where it brought the sense of escapism, but realistic enough to feel the hit. I will say I feel like the author left a loose end with the whole sewing ghosts aspect, but I did appreciate how Cas went back and buried Jehan’s body and her guards bodies. With so much experience in hurt and pain and death Cas was still such a kind soul. This book had a simple feel to it like a story told around a fireplace but also it felt like Graceling to me. The main character/narrator had a simpler feel to them than in the books I normally pick up. Nonetheless this was a delightful read and I devoured it in two days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Alcohol and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death