Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

17 reviews

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

Despite the sour note of the treatment of the original suspect, the It Girl is a hard to put down thriller that manages to make each of its suspects feel plausible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Murder

mouwuol's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Child death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Death

doreyghc's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Classism, Toxic friendship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Gun violence

booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

As far as thrillers go this was a fun enjoyable read! It felt very much like college gossip girl at Oxford. I really did like the dual perspectives of before and after the murder of April. And per usual Ruth Ware delivered on the ending. 

If you l you’re looking for a beach read true crime novel this one’s for you!

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Murder
Strangulation
Kidnapping
Drug use
Alcohol
Toxic friendship
Bullying
Harassment 
Sexual predator 
Suicide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Death of parent