Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

97 reviews

emilyhopefisher's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

cpoersch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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 death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder

dorianlecter's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Kidnapping

astronut's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

cp_frey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Did becoming a mom this year make me bias to believe this book was perfection? I absolutely loved Patricia and her will to not stop until she knew her kids were safe. That “Mom,” at the end had me sobbing.

Ugh! You go mama! Be terrified, but go anyway!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

sophiegs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, and Vomit

gunnarbooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Kidnapping