Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

334 reviews

brennahbrown's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

kelleywithanextrae's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

the_jamae_way's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Violence

anniepatt's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Medical trauma, Stalking, Animal death, Vomit, and Gaslighting

randiflower's review

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcohol

cspleenster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

nirellis's review

3.75

Conflicted feeling; the writing was atmospheric and the plot/ pace was well done, my only gripe was not caring much about the characters this was happening to, I predict this was due to there being quite a few characters stories told simultaneously so I could never quite get a grip on just one. But for the pacing and plot this worked very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

christyreads_n_rambles's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is a bone chilling mystery of multiple missing people, and the deeper the dive the more connections that are mad. The characters are so easy to love and the plot line grips you keeping you engaged just to find out what happens.  I wish there was a bit more to the story the ending was a bit out there and the fact that a whole neighborhood saw/ heard nothing seems out there as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

lloyd8812's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Child abuse

chrisomeara's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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

3.5

Local Woman Missing is a bit of a cluttered mess. With patience comes a gripping finale that’s hindered only by the drawn out plot building that precedes it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide and Car accident