Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Soulless by Gail Carriger

24 reviews

themdash's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

eleonora_lydia's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I first read this book years ago. I knew already from the title, the description and the cover that I would like it, what I didn't expect was to find a book that could combine mystery, paranormal elements, well-developed characters, suspense, quite a bit of spice and laughter. Just thinking about it for this review makes me giggle a bit. So, I would recommend it, if you are looking for a quick emotional but not too serious paranormal romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Death of parent, and Classism

doahdancer's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

thecolouryes's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

I wanted this book to be better than it was. Also, this is super picky of me, but split drawers are a thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I found the prose style easy to read - aside from an irritating tendency to change its mind several times a scene about who the viewpoint character was - but for me the story never entirely came alive. The plot is serviceable, but unsurprising, the characters underdeveloped, and while the worldbuilding has some interesting elements, it also has a tendency to rely on unexamined tropes that often left me wishing that certain aspects had been thought through more. I suspect that someone who's already more into urban fantasy and/or regency romance than me would find it more enjoyable. (I don't know if someone who's more into regency romance than me would be more or less annoyed by the use of regency romance tropes in a story that's explicitly set in the late Victorian era.) I wasn't surprised to find PG Wodehouse listed as one of the author's inspirations; I'm going to say that she doesn't have Wodehouse's knack for funny character names and leave it at that.

It says something that I've gone on so long about the book: I don't usually have this much to say about books I really dislike (or books I really like). This one's in that middle ground where it was good enough that I want to be just to it, but not good enough that I really liked it. Not sorry I gave it a shot, not likely to read any of the sequels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

ramakn22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I adore this author. I started with her finishing school series and followed the books chronologically. The dialogue reminds me of my favorite TV shows, witty and fast-paced, which serves to emphasize when there's a dark moment that needs to be focused on.
Funny and heartwarming in all the right places and an introduction to my absolute favorite Vampire of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Classism

ellementary's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

At times amusing but often repetitive. Great audiobook narration. Points for the author's take on the supernatural and the steampunk/scientific elements that were blended in. I was less enthusiastic about the recurrent xenophobia, gay stereotyping, and the main character's incessant self-loathing as a character flaw.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

pattyblom's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A bit of a slow start and the fancy English words didn't help. Bu it ended up as a funny and fantastical story. Didn't expect the romance, but enjoyed the relationship developing. Curious to read how the story continues in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, and Torture

noroomforghosts's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming