Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

7 reviews

jenny_hedberg's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

your_neighbor57's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was absorbed by the story and characters for most of the book. The ending was unsatisfying and seemed underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Body horror, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

miriam_mal's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

It was a good story I felt the middle lagged just a little and some of the dialogue felt a little stilted somehow but it’s the first in the series idk if it’s the authors first but it wasn’t enough to pose an issue reading. Had me gripped for the ending - I don’t usually put much energy into trying to solve mysteries when I read them I wanna be along for the ride,  so overall good read. Great atmosphere too I may check out the next one in the series 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Kidnapping

kazofbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Bullying, and Gaslighting

charity_froggenhall's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Murder

sewcari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really engaging mystery with multiple enjoyable narrators, some of whom are delightfully quirky and unreliable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racism