Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby

34 reviews

rebekah_hope's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

sparklingpynk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad

My first and only complaint is that I wish this was all smushed into one book! But I also did like each cliffhanger and it built up the anticipation to hear the next audiobook in my case. Which, FYI, the covers used for the audiobooks are very misleading. There is a love story and there is some smut scenes, but the plot and all the crazy things happening are much more prevalent in this series. 

Lana and Logan are certainly a mismatched pair. The way they meet by the offchance and end up on a such a horrific journey together, is so twisted but weirdly in the best way! I have to admit that as more and more unravels in what took place 10 yrs ago I started to get a bit confused with all the details and people involved. But the underlying revenge and outcome made sense, as much as it could in a situation like this, to make this whole series weirdly enjoyable. The way this author weaves together a love story with an active true crime scenario is mind boggling. Also, that epilogue!!! <spoileof The four of them living together in Greece, a cat named Bennett, Jake and Hadley together then Lana having her annual killing to rid the world of another monster! Absolutely twisted, amazing and just W O W!

LOTS of trigger warnings with this one and very VERY graphic details so tread carefully with this series if you are sensitive to blood, abuse and weapons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

fiwwa's review

dark emotional 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

4.5

mind is indeed fucked and BLOWN. is it morally wrong? yes. but do the men killed deserve it? well, yes. lanalogan got me so giddyyy every time yes it was instalove and dramatic sometimes but i'll let it slide cs they're hot 💋 almost forgot to mention JAKE oh my i love that hot nerd such a genius fr, the fact that the genius fbi agent got fooled by him and lana? 🤭 one struggle for me though... too many white male names i forgot which is who LOL lovethe book nonetheless definitely need more recs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Biphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Incest, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty

hxlleann's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual violence

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

an amazing end to the series. no words, i loved this so much and really enjoyed reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

ninahuynh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 What an ending! Paint it all red, she said, and she did. It is great to see Lana give back what they did to her and her family, especially with waking up the town on their dirty secret.

And that ending! Did not expect it,, but happy that the four of them can find peace going forward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Rape

natashareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh my goodness. 

Lana finally burned down the town that stood by and watched her horrors she endured unfold- painting the streets red, and dropping bodies of the guilty in her wake. 

But monsters don't get their happily ever afters. 

I loved this book - loved Lana's story from start to finish. I loved seeing Lana seek out her revenge. And also cried for her, and everything she lost. She may have been a victim to a horrible crime, but she rose up and became a nightmare to those who wronged her- becoming so much stronger- not just physically, but mentally as well. These books were amazing, and I'm mentally kicking myself for putting them off for so long. These books were dark and twisted, but I loved them, and loved Lana. 5⭐ out of 5⭐
2🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

zc2's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I could cry rn. The fact they got their happy ending is just 😙👌🏻. I would have like to see Lana get interrogated by the fbi I think it would have been a nice touch to the plot. The whole book made her seem like she was untouchable until she kinda sorta threw herself in a death pit. I love jakes happy ending with Hadleigh too gahh. This is my second favorite book ranking right under the cat and mouse duet🖤❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Car accident, and Cursing

a_libra_library's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Vomit, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, and Mental illness

theonewheresamreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

They’re so cute 🥰😋 *that one audio plays* WHAT MURDAH???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Outing, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Child death, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Body horror, Gun violence, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Car accident, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Rape