Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake

12 reviews

ladykristianna's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual content

foxgame's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

So I’m in a FaRo FB group. Some recommendations have been brilliant. Some have scared me.  In this book i read the following 

“Giulia is accommodating, indulging in whatever I ask, but what I need is something that would turn her stomach.”

And it was at this point that I knew it was going to be one of those books (more 😳 than 🌶️). 
However moving past the 😳 moments, this book had gothic overtones and I had to keep reading to find out what happened to his wife and child, even though we all could guess. I liked the writing with some action, some good guys and some real nasty guys. 

Recommended for those who enjoy a Mr Rochester with a side serve of nazi genetic sadistic BDSM research.

Can’t give it a 🌶️ level because past book recommendations with low 🌶️ have shown I’m living a sheltered life. But will opt for a 😳😳😳 out of 5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Self harm, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

chanelreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

that_casshole's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

Please heed the content warnings. It was very predictable and followed the typical dark romance plot lines. Which is fine IF you have a good plot. The idea for the plot was there, but it was horribly predictable. I guessed about 95% of the “big reveals” about a quarter into the book. The spicy scenes got boring fast. If you’ve got some time, it’s a fine read, but if your tbr looks like mine, wait on this one. I definitely had to make myself keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Dementia, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Addiction, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Gaslighting

aklovekorn's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, and Drug abuse

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Classism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

lea_fox's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

Holy shit, I finished a book. AND, holy shit this book was dark but I loved it. Loved the age gap romance and the two main characters. Surprises galore. Did I mention it was dark? Check out the content warnings for sure. I will be reading more of this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

helenxhan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

so fucked up but i love it 
trigger warnings should have been mentioned at the beginning but when you like fucked up dark romances and characters with a tragic background it's the perfect book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Child abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Torture

sam019's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Didn't love the writing, never clicked for whatever reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

ploomerika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pedophilia