Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

18 reviews

ksilvio's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, and Medical trauma

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

eeamiller's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Rape

georginathelibrarian's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This really would have been better entirely separate from Agatha Christie, it was a strong enough story on its own, and the link to Christie’s disappearance just felt incredibly tenuous and unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual assault, Child death, and Kidnapping

passionatereader78's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

What a twisted tale of love! What does a woman do when her husband leaves her for his mistress? She disappears and uncovers a horrible past act that has impacted her future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, War, Sexual violence, and Torture

raemow's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, War, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

ashlynnreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Kidnapping

craftyanty's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.25

An interesting premise---a fictionalized account of what could've happened during the mysterious 11-day disappearance of author Agatha Christie in December 1926.  This book is told from the perspective of Nan, Christie's husband's mistress---a creative but unreliable viewpoint.  It combines the two women's stories and leads to quite a convoluted book!  I was really enjoying Nan's storyline until everything got crossed, and it all just seemed too contrived.  I'm not familiar with Christie's writing but I can't help but wonder if this author was trying to pay homage to Christie's formulas.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Murder

mlleblanc10's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Rape

blancake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

Was Agatha Christie really necessary here?
I think I would enjoy it more if it were about some completely fictional people, especially since some very bold statements were made about and  by real people who still have very much living relatives and offsprings. This made me quite uncomfortable while reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Suicide, Classism, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault