Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - Fantasticland

I never read a horror book before, so it was shocking me the amount of gore that happened in this book. I really enjoyed this book though for the reason I enjoy reading dystopian/post apocalypse books. Definitely read the trigger warning if you're considering reading this book

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vyralvyris's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A fascinating take on LOTF in a more modern time, the only glaring annoyance being how heavily technology addiction is blamed for the events of the novel. Otherwise, literally couldn't put it down, listened to the full audiobook in two days.

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paigie_pie's review

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dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Drug use

skillwithaquill's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

Strong character development? It's complicated

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A brutal tale told through “interviews” with a “reporter”, a creative choice that made each chapter a little mystery. Many unreliable narrators & their shifting perspectives kept me invested & intrigued the whole read. The gore is definitely present, but not overdone or used for cheap shock value.

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Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Gun violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement
Other content warnings: amputation, crowd crush, paranoia, severed limbs, decapitation, fourth-wall break, ptsd, flooding, threat of sexual violence, claustrophobia.

readerofdafuk's review

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought it was a solid book. Loved the interview first person accounts and how everyone has different opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of the same events. I love the feeling of a slow buildup that eventually spirals into chaos at the end, and reading the whole account of the place as a timeline but each part is a different person was pretty creative. I like how the reporter included official sources too like the rescue team and outside security, etc.

I liked the story and the graphic imagery, but it didn't feel like a horror story. Idk hownto describe it but it didn't feel horrible enough? Weird to day but alright. Interesting enough story about the failure of management and protocol.
i also found it funny that the pirates were scared by the circus because of superstition. Because pirates.

Content Warnings

Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Gore, Murder, Death, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism

cassie_04's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Rape, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Torture

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