Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Stone Maidens by Lloyd Devereux Richards

6 reviews

lbkenna's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I saw this book and the authors story on instagram last year and had to order both Stone Maidens and Maidens of the Cave. This book did not disappoint and I’m looking forward to reading the next. Good paced and leaves you wondering what’s going to happen next. A great book for people who enjoy true-crime, mysteries and thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Child death

elysianbud's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Death, Car accident, Self harm, Gore, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism

readsbyria's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape

sdemo08's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Booktok rec. I am surprised how much I enjoyed this. Well written storyline and the plot twists in the second half kept me guessing till the end. An amazing approach to serial killer with multi-faceted backstories for each character.

[Stone person on "black" crocheted book blanket.]

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Murder

tyriek's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Rape

mellowneko's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

If you love true crime, thrillers, mysteries or plot twists this book is for you! I have crippling ADHD - not the kind that you see on TikTok that is meme worthy. I mean the kind where it takes all day to do a simple task. Keep this in mind when I say I could not put this down at all. Anytime I tried to wander off to do something else this book was pulling me back wanting to know more, needing to know more. I am the type of person who usually guesses the endings of books after reading the first few chapters. But with how Lloyd Devereux Richards crafted this masterpiece I was thrown for a loop at every turn - right until the end. I am hoping that he releases another book at some point because I am now addicted to this mans writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Self harm, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Stalking, and Torture