Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

მექანიკური ანგელოზი by Cassandra Clare

51 reviews

theoverbookedshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infertility, and Death of parent

sofiija's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

An exciting story with plenty of plot twists and action. Personally I find Victorian era British people to be a bit boring no matter what circumstances so that’s the only reason it’s not 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, and Alcohol

awxiee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, and Kidnapping

maryannsophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

The beginning was riveting. The rest of the book was great as well, but I felt that the ending was too big a cliff-hanger (a little anticlimactic).

There's too much suspense around and not enough information around Will's character. It draws you in, but without enough explanation, you can get frustrated.

 

That said, some readers might be disturbed by the demonic elements, and the fact that the Nephilim are descended from angels (even more so that warlocks are part demon). 

It also might be strange for some readers that the Bible is a heavy influence in this book's plot (angels, God, demons, etc), but the book's worldview is a patchwork of beliefs. The characters quote and reference the Bible, even reverently, but it seems that it is just one of many valuable religious texts. 

The story had great potential, but unfortunately, I believe that the second went too far. You may not want to read this book if you are uncomfortable with the content in the second. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Kidnapping

Demonic manifestations, using dark magic

dannythestreet's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

violet_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Racism, and Sexism

ukalaylee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Murder, and Alcohol

ioana_26_tid's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

alexxm13'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

i would have given it a 4.5 (i felt like something was missing) anyways...slowly recovering from a reading slump this book definitely helped, the excitement and tension with each chapter made me want to continually read it in one sitting but i just refused as i wanted to extend the story aha. probably my fav fantasy book and i just love the characters especially jem <3 the twist near to the end was something i didn’t expect which made me scream lmao. the slow burn romance between tessa and will makes me question if they should be together or not but this book was just an incredible read and made me fall in love with the shadowhunter world all over again as i became distant from because of a book within the same world that i hated... i can’t wait to continue this series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder