Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

No soy yo by Tillie Cole

13 reviews

hilary89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was super dark and I loved it. Even though the misogynistic language sometimes made me cringe, it suited the characters perfectly. The sex slave cult was a bit over the top and definitely disturbing, but seeing the atrocities that Mae had endured made her character arc all the stronger. 

In the real world I would hope Mae would get therapy and not trade one horrific cult for a cult of another type (which let’s be real, gangs and MCs basically are like cults). But in fiction, I just ate up Styx and Mae’s fated relationship. I know this series is controversial, but I plan to read through it to make my own assessment. So far, book one starts really strong to me. 

Also the audiobook narrators were phenomenal, perfectly capturing the unique accents and cadence of the characters. I’ve downloaded PDF files of the following books to read on my kindle, but I might just continue with the audiobooks if they’re as well performed as this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Gun violence, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder

laylareadsthings's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Rape, Confinement, Body shaming, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

lizcrg's review against another edition

1.0

 it’s a dark book that is full of terribly written characters and an even worse plot line. Could not finish and won’t be going back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Cursing, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

joxeia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Wow. I wasn’t sure about this book, but it wasn’t that bad. I’m pretty sure I skimmed the last 6 chapters bc I want to read Rider’s book. It was ok, some grammar errors, good plot; did not like the excessive “bitch” 😭 i understand thats “biker slang” but damn.  spicy scenes were ok, ive read better on wattpad. But yea, definitely worth it to continue reading the series

why is it that i always like the villain more than the MMC??? like, they brought up Rider, medic, exsoldier, AND I JUST WANTED HER TO BE WITH RIDER 😭😭😭

it has dual POV!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Confinement

its a really really really dark romance with very detailed scenes of torture and sexual abuse!!!

laurenbcorwin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

burkiewiczs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Torture

caroliner_readss's review against another edition

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

amee_tista's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Too smut. I never thought I'd say that but there were smut in the most random moments, </spoiler like she just got kidnapped and all she thinks about is fucking??>
I was also very shocked by all the cursing, at some point it was very unnecessary, and keep in mind I am not a susceptible person

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Rape, Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

bookswithvicky's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

Brutal brutal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

ashleycmms's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: War