Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

24 reviews

metamorphesque's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

So many thoughts about this one lmao 

• great concept but it wasn't executed/developed to its full potential (aka character development suffers, not enough worldbuilding)
• messed up world and messed up protagonist obvs 
• disturbing, dark, lots of gore, lots of violence and sadistic scenes insert a bajillion TWs
• Nita and I would have so many issues with each other lol She's just an asshole and I absolutely hate the what-the-fuck kind of choices she makes, they don't add to her character, she highkey failed Critical Thinking 101
•  also also aLSO the only reason I rate this one higher compared to the other ones is that this one actually has some fucking plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Kidnapping, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Cannibalism, and Emotional abuse

More TWs: dissections, dismemberment, emotionally abusive mum ofc and ugh major mutilation

k8_13_m's review against another edition

dark sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

unremi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

Just an easy read, however Not Even Bones has great imagery and perfect execution to enjoy the reading. I was captivated the entire story. Loved the short chapters as well. (8-10 pages a chapter)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, Child abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Genocide, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Comes in graphic novel version on WEBTOON! Also first book of a series

forestatthesea's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Torture, Violence, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

codyemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

ccryptid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery, Stalking, and Pedophilia

wynrii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wow. This is a YA book? This is very graphic. I might just have a sensitive stomach but this book has such detailed descriptions of body horror that I have ever read. It’s also really dehumanizing in the content. Just oh my gosh it was so vile. 

The plot was very intriguing from the get go, and kept my attention all the way throughout. The first half of the book is literally 5 stars out of 5. It was just perfect in terms of storytelling and graphic-ness.

Where I think it looses its full 5 star rating is a little way more than half. It starts to become a tad bit repetitive. At some points, I questioned and even was a tad annoyed at some of the actions both characters made. The book leads you into thinking it will continue to explore different settings, yet our main character kept going back and fourth when I wanted the story to develop. It almost felt like the author was stalling for time. Again, a lot of it felt like filler but it’s manageable to get through.

By climax of the book, it picks up again. I enjoyed the plot twists the book gave and it made a great set up to tease the sequel. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot, the writing style was easy to connect too. Even though I felt like throwing up at some points, the plot is so captivating it’s hard to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

r3ader's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Stalking, Abandonment, and Child abuse

skylar_river's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Gun violence