Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

574 reviews

readbymeg_'s review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder

himpersonal's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Book was full of very flawed people: a coward, one delusional, obsessed woman, and several children who are essentially supporting characters. It was an interesting story as far as psycho crime novels go, but too hideous to examine closely.

I'd say it was one of the author’s weaker works. The pace was slower than it should’ve been, and the ending was highly dissatisfactory. It almost felt like she realized she needed to wrap it up and rushed through it after having been overly meticulous for most of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

lsterling's review

2.5

mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Enjoyed enough to finish it, but twists were predictable and it was not tense like a thriller. Did not enjoy all the family dynamic life stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse, Murder

brightblueunderground's review

2.0

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

geneav21's review

3.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Keeps you entertained but still very predictable…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

leckner_library's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment

ana21's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy

dr33w_2022's review

2.0

mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

becca1997's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage

kimveach's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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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Good, creepy thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism