Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Sinsajo by Suzanne Collins

56 reviews

heytessie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence

flamesocks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

jessicaludden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

“What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.”

I am in pain after rereading this. Somehow I have that same feeling I got when I read this for the first time as a 12 year old. Just that emptiness in my soul after reading such a bittersweet ending. This book was full of war and politics and rebellion which is why it was so boring to me as a kid, but 10+ years later and I love it even more. There’s so much loss and the ending does an amazing job of portraying how Katniss and Peeta have been damaged beyond repair, but still have hope for their future together. They suffered a lot, but are braver and will make their kids braver for it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Miscarriage, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and War

eficca33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I re-read this series as an adult, and wow. Collins grasps the realities of oppression, revolution, etc. better than most (yt) authors I've read. She also portrays the effects of trauma extremely well without slowing down the have of the story which is a phenomenal skill to have mastered. There's a reason these books are so beloved.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, Medical content, Gun violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Classism, Child death, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

emzilia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

In my rereading of THG trilogy, I considered leaving this one out.  It truly is four hundred and fifty odd pages of bleakness. Of a seventeen year old being puppeteered for a war effort, whilst struggling alone with the overwhelming trauma that death, loss, murder and manipulation brings. I could hardly read the last fifty pages through my tears.

Katniss’ predicament makes sense of course, and the conversation Collins presents about war and enemies and victors I agree with, but it needs saying that this conclusion of the trilogy has such a bleak and dark plot that I am left feeling empty.

Despite the love I have for this series, I forgot and am disappointed in how shoehorned in the love triangle conflict is. In a series about a child living in famine, thrust into murder for sport - twice, who becomes unwittingly thrown about as a pawn for the rebel cause surrounded by adults who are largely unfussed by her unaddressed trauma, and then is off to battle in the war herself in a series of mishaps- Of course! We must remember this protagonist is a girl, so we must save room for the only two male friends in her life to compete as love interests. It is a sad feature in most YA novels with a female protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

anne311's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty