Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

4 reviews

emalderwood's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I've read later books from Reichs and it was interesting to see how much her writing has developed since this first Temperance Brennan novel. I found the prose sometimes a little clunky and over stated, but all in all it kept steady suspense throughout and kept me reading. Brennan's idioisms and thoughts were distinctly her, making her a compelling and believable voice as the main character. I also loved the detail of her work as a science geek but could definitely see it being a bit too expositiony for some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Stalking, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

cat12345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Rape, and Alcoholism

Minor: Transphobia, War, Infidelity, Sexism, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Abortion, Homophobia, Infertility, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Vomit

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a really interesting book. I’ve been meaning to read it for a very long time. I know it was the basis of the TV show bones. I really enjoyed that show. This was an interesting mystery that kept me reading until the end. It actually went by really fast even though it seemed like it was going to be a long book. I didn’t care too much about the characters and what happened to them but I was really intrigued by who the murderer might be. I really enjoyed how the mystery got solved as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

maegensaysstuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Infidelity