Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

102 reviews

toknowthyshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

 Very mixed feelings - book itself is derivative but enjoyable, then 80% of the way through has some antisemitic tropes that I don't think the author realized she was replicating. But it turned me off- not sure now if I will read the next books in the series. :/ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Torture, and Antisemitism

I suspect it is unintentional, but the book very directly recreates antisemitic tropes related to blood libel. This comes up about 80% of the way through the book and, as a Jewish reader, made me incredibly uncomfortable and sad.

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.75

Holy shit this was a rollercoaster from start to finish!! I adore Poppy and cant wait to read more of her and her badassness. My old complaint is the age gap between the two of them other than that it was awesome!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, War, Blood, Child death, Classism, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Genocide, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

saskiahill's review against another edition

3.75

Interesting story but poorly edited. From bad grammar, to missing words, to incorrect uses of phrases - I was surprised given it's such a popular book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, War, Infertility, and Self harm

kxjschw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Death of parent

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Death, and Kidnapping

z0z's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

11/10 recommend!!!!! Pls read the book. I have no complaints. Realistic response to things unlike other books. 

Altho kinda saw the plot twist coming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, and Torture

mickeygod's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

The smut was A1 and it was all thanks to not using slit unless it was referring to eyes. The plot twists go crazy and the worldbuilding is so good. It feels satisfying to have the word vampry used at the end of the book because like… you know! … but the confirmation is nice and like. Rounds out out really well. I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, and Cursing

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Kidnapping

lcesario's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn’t like the pacing at the beginning of this book, but I did like when I got to about the halfway point. I find the story to be really interesting and the twist to be super cool but, I wish I had more of the action in the earlier parts of the book but I suppose it’s a set up for the rest of the series. I like the characters and I find them to all the really interesting. I am excited to continue the series!


Edit: I should not have rated this so high. I DNF’d the series 🤪

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Confinement

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, War, Classism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Minor: Torture, Bullying, and Body horror