Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Antes de Que Llegaras / Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

87 reviews

duchess16's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

holy spaghetti this book. i cannot even find the words to describe it. it’s wholesome and deep and emotional and clean and literally makes me want to read it over and over again…. the storyline and multiple time lines is exciting and intriguing and I feel like i could aLmOsT predict what was gonna happen, and then it would. but in a way i never expected. idk i can’t put words to how i feel right now. this book rattled my insides and i don’t know how i can pick up another book now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bethiebennett's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

lmgst30's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Self harm

keepsleep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

delciebel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Ce roman est triste, cependant m’a informé d’une réalité historique dont je n’étais pas au courant. Le fait de savoir que le ce livre est basé sur une histoire vraie rend la lecture encore plus lourde. J’aime bien l’aller-retour entre le passé et le présent. Un peu déçue de ne pas savoir ce qui s’est passé à tous les frères et soeurs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

maggiemercutio's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Gaslighting

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

2.75

Essentially this book, aside from the really upsetting atrocities committed against the children, is about a rich, well-connected white woman who can't fathom that people could be treated like objects to be bought and sold, as if she didn't grow up in a formerly Confederate state. The main present-day character and the author's note really show these women's privilege when they talk about how unbelievable the buying and selling of humans was during Georgia Tann's years of human trafficking, even though the institution of slavery was supported by law in the United States for hundreds of years.  Also, there was really no reason to use the g-slur repeatedly (and almost as an endearment?) for river-dwelling folk. The story was solid, but the writing wasn't for me. A whole lot of over-telling instead of showing and a simile in every third sentence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Racial slurs