Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

75 reviews

butilikeit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Dementia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

phoenix115's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility

kitten_nuisance's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

I was primarily interested in the historical timeline of this book, so I guess I should have read something nonfiction on the subject instead. I did enjoy parts of this, but it was also a bit circuitous in ways? 

The modern timeline was not enjoyable, like a Southern version of a Debbie Macomber book. It’s a feat to bore me with a plot about someone trying to find out secrets that I’m already invested in!

I have to sadly say that both of these were drowned out to me by a chorus of conservative, even racist, dogwhistles. Everything an author includes in a book is a choice. Confederate roses are a choice. A character in modern day using an old, *moved* slave cabin as a workshop is a choice. Saying that your sister is glaring at you and looks like a Chinaman doing laundry is a choice. It appears that a lot of readers are fine with these choices. I will be choosing to be more cautious with my White Woman Fiction reading selections in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Infertility

Adoption/adoption coercion

sarahmerfi's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

ladyaligator's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Grief, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infertility and Dementia

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

way2sweet2's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

vickimeihui's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

lisaann23's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

When a book stays with you, you know it is well written. I thought about the characters (and missed them) long after the book ended. It is a heavy subject, but still has much hope within it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

forgetfullucy17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Grief

beckcatbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.5

God, this story. This shines a light on an important but also devastating piece of history, and I’m equal parts heartbroken and incensed by the lives that were affected by this. Rill Foss has my heart and her story will stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual assault and Dementia

Minor: Death of parent