Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

19 reviews

dehahs's review against another edition

The writing was quite bland. Switching narrators every chapter (none of whom were compelling) plus breaking up the already short chapters with "non-fiction" quotes at the start gave me whiplash; there was too much context switching for me to really wrap my head around anything or feel invested in any of it. Unfortunately, the audio didn't help either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

tayrayhay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

bookjaims's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

juksu's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Torture

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Deportation

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Death of parent

johnnyboy836's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

maecave15's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Kidnapping

lbelow's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Suicide