Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

573 reviews

shannonhall's review

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

mariann3's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Infertility, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

epeolatrist's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy

katdid's review

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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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Such a dark story

and you can't help but be glad that Noelle ends up murdered(?) honestly. Ellie's death was so sad and wasteful!

From the three books of hers that I've now read Jewell never really sticks the landing imo -- she does plot-wise but not from a narrative/delivery point of view.

Like here I thought the Floyd chapters sucked if I'm honest and the final note from Ellie wasn't necessary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse

lemonem's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I listened to the audiobook of this after loving Lisa Jewell’s new book (None of This is True). I had high hopes but it did fall a little flat for me. By half way through it was obvious what had happened, and what was going to happen. I would have liked a little more suspense. I finished it quickly and did want to know what happened but I felt a bit underwhelmed by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping

Minor: Stalking

jennacollier1512's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

hollymileham's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious fast-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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read in about 2 hours, this was good  i did predict a lot of it but that might just be from how many times ive seen criminal minds 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder

lucyrudd's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

jmoist's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

effervescent_4909's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Pregnancy

Minor: Murder