Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks

5 reviews

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Only the 1st in a series, but it doesn't end too cliffhanger-y.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Ableism

bangiebangs's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

5* from me. Was this a read I couldn't put down? No. Was it super spicy? Also no (but some süice and worth it!). 
But it was WONDERFUL. 

The FMC doesn't speak and uses sign language - and it's done wonderfully! I so enjoyed seeing this represented in a book, and for a main character as well! Sad that it is so uncommon, but I think it works really, really well here.

The MMC is adorable. Kind of a "is he the bad guy" to "nope he is not", mysterious man, kind (but also setting boundaries), he falls first (he admits it first, at least) but gives her the space to make informed decisions (Informed, I say!). There is discussion of birth control. There is a second love interest and the FMC is torn about them - and there is open discussion of past loves. And understanding that our (romantic) histories affect us in later relationships.
As somebody who really hates the miscommunication trope, the level of communication in this one is like a balm. 

Pacing was good as well, and the tension at the end of book 1 is so high, honestly, I'm a little anxious to read on right away - I know it will end well (I hope), but when I say there are tense moments, there really are. I don't often feel so much emotion reading a book, but especially in a year where I've read 130+ fantasy romance novels this one STANDS OUT. That alone is saying a lot. 

So, I've already started reading the next book (though taking it slow), and if you like intricate world-building, a grown up FMC with some experience, a kind and pretty damn hot MMC who respects her... then this one is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, War, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Stalking, Ableism, and Kidnapping

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Deportation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and War

booksthatburn's review against another edition

In retrospect I should’ve realized a book whose blurb mentions three authors I don’t like reading (as a positive comparison) was not going to be a book I would probably enjoy. 

I like the main character (Raina). I appreciate the way a story-specific version of sign language is used for her to communicate and others to communicate with her, and I like that the book has a list of author supplied contact warnings available at a link. That’s basically where the stuff that I like ends, and most of those ultimately aren’t about the actual story. 

I have enjoyed other books where two people that are from groups that hate each other for various reasons end up in a romance. I often do like those... when the two individuals involved haven’t already hated each other specifically in this context. But I’m having trouble relating to this story where part of the main premise is that Raina specifically hates the Witch Collector, and then has to travel with him, and the book seems to be heading towards a romantic/sexual relationship between them. I am not in favor of this trajectory, and the rate at which she is softening to him does not, to me, line up with what he’s actually doing. Ultimately, it’s just not a story that I care to read and so I'm stopping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Animal death, and Pregnancy

molls's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, War, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief