Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

43 reviews

sauriaiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.5

This honestly felt like the same but different to the cruel prince. The betrayal was so mellow and nothing really. The romance or angst wasn't there and I just don't get the hype lmao. Only thing I liked is how gruesome the Fae are 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Blood

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Grief, War, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Murder, Ableism, and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

northern_wind's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death, Blood, and Murder

bethy_joy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Violence, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Dysphoria, Vomit, Grief, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Abandonment, and Cannibalism

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Body horror, Classism, and Child abuse

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I am really glad she wrote it from Wren's perspective, rather than Oak. I like where its going - I like that its further developing the world in which its set. But I also thought it was slow.

The only character development is near the end when she's completely fed up with Oak's bullshit, and that' s more a mood than a development, really.

At times it felt more like a novella-like in between story.

 I definitely have to re-read The Cruel Prince series before the sequel comes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, and Child abuse

nojgli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book ate me, chew me up and threw me up so that it can start again.

It's been a hot minute since I've read anything with such raw emotions, all while accompanying a handful of characters with their own complex personalities, backgrounds and feelings. Since it's a pov book, you're given many clues to figure out the twists except they are always worse than you'd think.

I advise people to check TWs because child abuse is basically the core of the story, but if that does not trigger you or you're ready to face it Holly uses language that will both rip you apart with with rawness and make you feel seen.


Also Holly of you're reading this, we got the memo with the hooves , for me personally I think you overdid it. And they are not sexy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Stalking, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder