Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

12 reviews

aeseoga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, and Kidnapping

jennajlh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a deeply captivating book that examines what is family, justice, and identity, all wrapped in a wonderful fantasy world, rich characters, and a sweet romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

animaepanda's review

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Animal death, Classism, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault

mynotsolittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Classism, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Violence

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Confinement, Torture, and Trafficking

livetgjennomb_ker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

As a former horse girl, this book got me good.

In all seriousness, this book was a delight to read, and I'm excited to keep reading this series.
It's only my second time reading a Goose Girl retelling, and it's vastly different from the first one I read, which is exciting in and of itself, because I love when retellings have distinct voices.

The found family element in this made my heart happy, and it also made me cry, and I am hoping the holster gang get more time over the next books because I love them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Kidnapping and Trafficking

kayladaila's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

lalawats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I couldn’t put the book down! I had been procrastinating reading this based on the number of pages, but once I started, I couldn’t stop. There were some confusing parts that I honestly still don’t quite get, but it all comes together in the end. The writing was beautiful and didn’t hold back from discussing some tough subjects like grief and justice. Some aspects of the world were very realistic for a fantasy book. I do think I need to process some of the events that happened, so I would recommend checking trigger/content warnings.

Falada’s death broke me

I would say that the later half of the book is a bit darker, so just keep that in mind.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious

4.0

A princess who would honestly rather be a goose girl, now that's intriguing. This story swept me up immediately and I felt so much anger on Alyrra's behalf. Valka? AWFUL. Alyrra's family? AWFUL. I knew where this story was going, but I had no idea how we would get there and that was very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death

iksme's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

For a YA book it is very refreshing to see no love interest, yes there is a prince but there is no romance toward him only platonic friendliness.
A slap in the face to all thoes who think romance is key to a novel. And it's been a day and a half since I read it and I can't get it out of my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death