Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

572 reviews

alexevans140's review

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

dreamingofsmiles's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt

ara_beg's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was sooo fast paced and fun to read, and I REALLY wanted it to be a 5 star read, but in the end it did disappoint a bit. I wish there was more of a plot twist. Personally, I figured out the storyline just by reading the back of the book even before starting to actually read it. I was really wishing that there would be more to it, but in the end there wasn’t anything shocking revealed. The only twist I didn’t see coming was

that Hanna was seeing Theo

, and that wasn’t one bit significant to the storyline whatsoever, actually just a bit confusing why the author put that in there. There were some similar details in the book that just didn’t bear any significance and were a bit unnecessary. 

I feel like the writing was very good and I couldn’t put it down, was really intrigued. But it wasn’t a psychological thriller to me, more just like a devastating story about

a child being kidnapped and abused

.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage

hhanock's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Stalking, Murder

kcohrs19's review against another edition

3.75

tense

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

trisjt's review

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy

alyssasarg's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

kwolfie's review

3.75

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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After reading none of this is true (which was amazing) this wasn't what I expected, but good nonetheless. It was an easy page turning thriller with predictable twists. The only thing I didn't predict was the Hanna situation, but it didn't end up being relevant really. It's an interesting approach, but I mostly enjoy being in the dark for thrillers with guessable but not obvious twists, think the silent patient. That being said, I read this in two days and didn't want to stop reading. The thing I found myself curious about wasn't solving the mystery itself, but how the characters would react to solving said mystery and how that would change their situation/relationship, which captivated me well enough. It was never boring and I was always curious about what would happen next, making this an easy thriller rec.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

miamcd30's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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I loved this book. Ive not read many mystery/ thriller books before so perhaps I need to get more into them. I loved the characters and the plot and the ending. I was feeling everything the characters were and My emotions were up and down. I loved how the book shows the reality of a loss of a family member and how it can sometimes break a family apart rather than bringing them closer together. I loved the deep feelings that Laurel was showing and how it made me feel. What happened to Ellie was destroying and shocking and left me feeling twists in my stomach. I love when a book can make me feel the emotions of the characters. I am glad poppy had her happy ending and that she wasn't left in the sidelines. Ive read many books that contain multiple perspectives but I've never read one with this many. I didn't know if i liked it or disliked it at first but now I realise it had me knowing the characters more and understanding their different opinions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

allisonbew's review against another edition

1.5

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping