Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

49 reviews

sersi's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn't want to follow up a book where I struggled with the main character with a book where I could't stand the main character (and, by the end, also her love interest), but it is what it is!

(The prose was mostly solid, but the everything else felt extremely all over the place, most significantly the tone and pacing. The romance also did NOT work for me at all).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Racism, Kidnapping

emma_sky's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, War

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Genocide

mmccombs's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

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Such a clever idea deftly executed. When I first started the book (on audio, which I don’t think I’d recommend), I was a little nervous things would get cheesy or maybe kind of weird/icky, but I quickly found this kind of bonkers concept to be handled with nuance. Like it’s a book about time travel, which can get sticky conceptually, but that’s just the beginning. It’s a story about intergenerational trauma, survivor’s guilt, climate (and just generally the future) anxiety, about how we can change the future by changing the present. I loved the characterization of each character, they felt lived in and real (if sometimes a bit goofy). The writing was so beautiful and precise, there was humor and romance and poignant lines, making this absolutely a page turner. Reading it physically definitely was the way to go, I felt I missed too much by listening to it (especially when things got time-travelly-twisty). This was so fun to read while also remaining very thoughtful, a gem of the year for sure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Kidnapping

Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia

dionnesims's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Okay, I enjoyed reading this book...I liked the mix of historical fiction and sci-fi, I thought the sex scenes were surprisingly hot, and the humor was dry which always gets a laugh from me. For the anime watchers reading this, it's a slice of life for sure. The ending was kinda roughshod... not a happy ending, not a sad ending, potentially a cliffhanger for a duology if she wanted. Ultimately an interesting concept and I'm glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Cannibalism, War

chelbelle122's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

essieruth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic

bessadams's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation

carla20's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping