Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

9 reviews

nuala8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Xenophobia

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

sumtime99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and War

jjnich's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, and Kidnapping

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

1.5

There were some really lovely tender moments and lots of character growth. Some great plot twists too, but it still falls so short. I wanted more of the things that made this good, but those were the parts the author cut out on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Slavery, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape and Trafficking

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

I don't know what else to say except that this book broke me and my bookmark. It broke me in a good way. My bookmark, however, won't recover. It was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Child death

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

The first time I read Kings Rising, the ending had felt a bit rushed to me. But I love the parallels that really come through in this book. All of the DL scenes are perfect (even when Laurent was in his petty era and Damen was going to be every night listening to Mr. Brightside & Do I Wanna Know? on repeat lmao). 

The second time around I took a break before finishing the third act and I’ve realised that the ending just feels super abrupt lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, and Slavery

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Pregnancy

wrensandroses's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War