Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson, Maureen Johnson

125 reviews

letiross's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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chavborromeo's review against another edition

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

3.5

I really thought that the story will go around the mystery about what happened many many years a go. I was like how?? How she's going to do that knowing the case happened a lots of decades already.

Half of the story I don't know where the story where going. Then suddenly that full of himself asshole died. 

And how she solved that alleged murder case is ????? And what's with the ending?? I understand its a series but??? And the romance came out of nowhere.

I love Stevie. I love Janelle. I love Nate. But seriously? The book 2 better be good😤

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dorkosareader's review against another edition

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

3.5

3.5 stars but consider me hooked!! 

Although this took me a while to read I will say my investment certainly came back quickly after I paused from reading it! 

I love the concepts explored as I am someone interested in true crime, so I easily able to identify with Stevie. 

The plot also kept me quite hooked as I think the overall mystery is quite fascinating. Although I have my theories im still curious to see how it develops. 

David and Stevie have the potential to be something cute but David is a little suspicious as of right now but I am curious to see their dynamic develop. I also liked reading about Stevie’s friends Janelle and Nate as I quite enjoyed those dynamics too. 

I definitely want to now binge this whole series as I am now obsessed!

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marioosa517's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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bellaguiliano's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0


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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“Games are not fun when you don’t know you’re playing.”

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z_thatsit's review against another edition

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

4.25


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readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

4.0


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elsaemmalise's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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bookishlysophie's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adore this series. Stevie is an excellent protagonist and the layers of clues in this book means you’ll likely miss something first time around like I did. This is definitely just the start of the series but it’s so worth reading for context. I’d highly recommend.

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