Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

7 reviews

imds's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, War, Xenophobia, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gore

mysteryspouse's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Emotional abuse, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Excrement

cait's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Genocide, Sexual content, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Vomit, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

solarel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

This one gripped me about 30% in. It was a lot of fun and very approachable. The world building was a little hollow but the plot was very well woven. It’s diverse, but sometimes the diversity feels a little forced. One side character is deaf and the main character signs with her. However, the deaf character is part of a group that values keeping a stoic face and she isn’t able to be very expressive. Most sign languages use facial cues very heavily so it felt a little like it was just thrown in there with little thought. It could have been an interesting thing to explore briefly, but was overlooked. 

So world-related plot holes aside, it’s well worth the read. And it’s very much my jam. (The sexual scenes were probably the best written smut I’ve read in a long time. Well done.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Violence, War, Sexual content, Murder, Medical content, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Blood

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, War, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Murder

crinkledmochi's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

THE ENDING?!?!! 

Yeah Xaden got endless amounts of explaining to do, but this amazing!! Also Dain is the dumbest character to ever exist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Slavery, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Classism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Animal death

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Violence