Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

577 reviews

alinwonderland's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief

landawn's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was… okay. It was interesting enough for me to read it in a few days, but not enough that I wanted to stay awake to read more each night. 

The plot was a bit unbelievable, and entirely predictable - you know who has done what very early on in the book, and just need to keep reading to figure out exactly how. It also felt tense throughout without any big twist or climax, and finished feeling anticlimactic. The plot was a mixed pace, and sometimes lagged on with unnecessary repetition and explanations. 

All-in-all, I would not recommend to a fan of thrillers/whodunnits. I would cautiously recommend it to someone dipping their toes into the genre, or looking for a predictable and quick (but dark!) read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Stalking

lase's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Stalking

Minor: Violence

nnz1's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide

Minor: Animal death

susie77's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious 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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I really enjoyed this book, it was well written with deep insights into what was going on in the heads of the different characters at various points throughout the story. There was just enough detail without it being too much and I was kept interested until the end. The story depicted really well how the main character developed as a person through all that she had suffered. All the loose ends were neatly tied up at the end of the story and something good came out of something bad. However, whilst the story was interesting, there weren't any exciting aspects to the story which stand out.

This is the first book I've read by the author Lisa Jewell, and I would like to explore other books she's written.  Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

unboxedjack's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief

raineser's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Kidnapping

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

I liked this book but as someone that has dealt with recurrent pregnancy loss and happened to read it during my postpartum period, it was very triggering.

baysriddles's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ahhh this was such an interesting book! So suspenseful and captivating. The story is so mysterious and heart-wrenching, and the characters are fascinating. I really didn’t know if I was going to like this one since it’s out of my comfort zone— but it was amazing! The only “complaint” I have is that sometimes details were over explained, and I think the book could’ve been 20 pages less just by taking out over-descriptiveness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Pregnancy

bunchofbeereads's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious 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: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy