Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

50 reviews

amjappe's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

A satisfying conclusion to the story arc of the first four novellas in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This novella is a nice conclusion to the general story arc that's been ongoing throughout these first 4 books in the series, and it sets up the stand alone full length novel pretty nicely. It was nice to see the return of the PreservationAux team, and I liked the continuation of Murderbot exploring the idea of personhood and figuring out what it wants. Looking forward to reading the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Medical content

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The action in this one is pretty interesting with a lot of moving parts so it is fun to imagine and try to visualize all the fight scenes.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body horror, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Classism, and Confinement

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Cursing, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Ableism

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, Colonisation, Slavery, Cursing, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

katebella's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing and Gun violence

Minor: Blood

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery

chezler24's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

It just feels nice to hop back into a Murderbot book. It's kind of like checking in on a friend and seeing what shenanigans they've been up to, and I got to see Dr. Mensah and the rest of that crew from the first book again! Throughout the book, Murderbot continues its process of figuring out what it wants and who it is. It also reevaluates its relationships with humans and those that could be considered "friends" (quotes because I'm not sure it's quite ready for those deeper feelings). 

"I didn't know what I wanted (I still didn't know what I wanted) and when you're told what to do every second of your existence, change is terrifying." p.128

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Blood

emilywemily6's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing. I love Murderbot and I love seeing their progressions/growth. This story shows a more sentimental/emotional side to Murderbot and it warms my heart ☺️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Minor: Classism, Medical content, and Racism

spinesinaline's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

This is definitely up there in fave murderbot books so far. As with most sci-fi, my imagining of most of the scenes is incredibly vague but still loving this series. Though keeping up with all the names and places is starting to get difficult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Slavery