Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

23 reviews

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

I have read Daughter of the Pirate King quite a while ago but I think I remembered everything important. The things I struggled with the most are the names because there are just so many different characters which all have unusual names and some of them are really unimportant.

I kind of like that Tricia Levenseller is not scared of killing of characters but it just isn't that impactful if you don't have much sympathy for the characters.
Even the main characters are not that 3 dimensional and I didn't feel for them much. I did like their characteristics and the dynamic between the characters (I'm always a big fan of strong female friendship and female leaders). Still I felt like reading a story about these characters which I enjoyed but I didn't feel their pain at a betrayal at all. I just felt very distant.

The part I liked was that it kind of felt like a female Odyssee. The dynamic on the ship was really fun to read about as were the challenges they had to overcome.

The main character was really oblivious sometimes and some of the relationships felt forced and strange to me.

All in all I know that there are people who will probably love this book immensely but it just wasn't it for me.

! Also I was sick while reading this book so that might have impacted reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Medical content

haleyatucker's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

also cute and cheesy 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, and Death

rsngphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, War, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

catorureads's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

5.0

Is this the best book I've ever read? No. Did I enjoy it! Heck yeah. I had so so much fun with this duology, it was exactly what I needed. I don't always rate based off enjoyment but.... I had to.


also....

"Let me hold you." *screams*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Gun violence

maaikereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

syab13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Sexual violence

noorakorkka's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Picked this up right after i finished the first one of the series. Did not let me down. I was so sad when it ended. Just overall an AMAZING fast paced never got boring type of book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Sexual content

kathigh86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

I loved this book! It is so much more than I anticipated after reading the first book. I loved the characters, the action, the story, etc. The romance made me want to throw the book against a wall sometimes but in the end it was wonderful and well worth it. Definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

nicole_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

I loved the first book and I love this one even more. The cliff hangers at the end of the chapters are great and make you not want to put the book down. <Spoiler> Since Alosa finds out her fathers secret she goes against him and compared to finding the map in the first book she actually goes to the Isla de Canta and she’s met with so many challenges and adventures

. Overall, great book and I hope you give the series a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Toxic relationship

If the content warnings above trigger you I don’t recommend. If not I recommend it and hope you enjoy!

gingerale06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence