Reviews

Stolen Children by Michael Wood

namitakhanna's review

5.0

9 year old Keeley Armitage disappears after a trip to the local supermarket with her sister. Her family receives a ransom phone call which reminds DCI Matilda Darke of Carl Meagan abducted 4 years ago who was never found. Matilda took the failure personally and it almost destroyed her and her career .

Stolen Children is the 6th book in the DCI Matilda Darke series by author Michael Wood. It is a fast paced , police procedural , crime thriller with an exciting plot, gritty characters and so well written.I am a big fan of this series and cannot wait for the next one !

I would like to thank Harper Collins UK , One More Chapter & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

aadkatti007's review

5.0

so good, an excellent thriller but also so some characters are so fucked up. still, this was written really, really well and i would recommend it to anyone

everyrhubarbandcustard's review

tense fast-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? No

3.25

Really slow and then picked up speed by the last few chapters. My first crime book and it was an alright one to start with. Really wish they refrained from shaping the 14 year old incest R/SA survivor turned murderer as the sole 'bad guy' and rather the victim of those horrific crimes who had been groomed and abused. Justice is not given to the victims by the end and the big bad guy takes his own life so I felt like nothing had been achieved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape, Child death, Incest, Kidnapping, and Transphobia

shazzab39's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

Though it started a little slow it suddenly becaalmost manic with so much going on in the space of about 3 chapters .

be aware its becomes  quite tough to read as it starts to conclude

taytay_milo's review

dark 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

4.5

chantalsbookstuff's review

4.0

Is it coincidence that a young boy walks into the police station in France and claims that he is the missing boy, Carl Meagon from Sheffield, whilst back in Sheffield young Keeley Armitage disappears?

This book has major trigger warnings! I'm really enjoying this series but this book sucker punched me. The story behind Keeley's disappearance was so sad and brutal.

As always, we get a few sentences on the last page to make us grab for the next book!

charlotte_hampson's review

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

frejaaaaa's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this one such a twist at the ending 

reading_the_evidence's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

nezumi13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0