Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

575 reviews

vickcran's review

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense 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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It was just okay to me.  Certain parts really intrigued me but I found the unraveling of the mystery elements kind of slow so you could tell what was happening before it was revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping

shyleek's review

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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: Yes

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Her daughter was gone. Ten years later she was moving on...finally. But was her daughter as gone as she thought?

Very slow start and I didn't think it was going to pick up. Almost to the end I said out loud "well I still don't understand". Middle gave us all the info but the characters still didn't know. Then the last few pages were just like oh, what's the point of the book of the main character doesn't know guess I better tell her. 

Potentially a good story I just didn't enjoy the way it was presented.

Will not read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

lexie_edmunds's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

zoe_o_'s review

1.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Unfortunately, this book ranks very low for me. This was a book club pick, and as soon as I started reading it, I was disappointed with the writing and dialogue styles. As the chapters go on, other characters' POVs start getting incorporated and any attempt to distinguish their voices is disappointing (ex. the Irish character's only difference is voice is the frequent incorporation of the word "bonny"). Despite the writing, I was interested in seeing where the story went. Unfortunately it went into some hard no areas for me (I will add appropriate content warnings). 
Given the intended audience ranges a little older, this book also falls prey to more traditional gender roles and the villanization of those who fall outside of them.

In the process of marking the villain as odd and "wrong" it is repeatedly emphasized that she is a virgin and that she has no mothering instinct at all.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy

myrtle's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Murder

Minor: Body shaming

alishbaaa's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Death, Violence, Kidnapping

therewillbelight's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

bskell's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy

corinnemarycox's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

taytayc23's review

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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Overall not a bad book. I liked how everything ended up tying together, but I had it figured out about half way through. I found myself hoping for more info on the family members rather than to protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy