Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

61 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gore, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

rabmdbtinkerbelljune's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Violence, and Vomit

spennythejet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

Minor: Kidnapping and Domestic abuse

revonue's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

rsagarin's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Murder, and Kidnapping

wryrye'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Stalking, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

niya_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Stalking, Murder, and Kidnapping

hannevdss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, and Grief

bekieboo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

Trigger warning for alcoholism! There are some darker elements to the book as well. Overall a great read. The pace was good, characters pretty interesting although annoying at times, and the plot was pretty good too! The ending irritated me a little bit but overall I’m glad I read it. A solid thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Murder and Vomit