Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. Olson

5 reviews

readera's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The reworking of the phantom of the opera story was one of my favorite parts of this. Seeing all of the nods to the musical was fun. 
It was a fantasy retelling that had a lot of dark elements that are revealed as the story goes . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Forced institutionalization

caidyn's review

dark emotional 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

3.75

I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

As someone who loves The Phantom of the Opera, I knew I had to read this since it sounded so much like it. And I enjoyed the story. Not my favorite retelling, but it was very good and engaging. I like how the story stuck relatively close to the original text, all while making the story its own thing with the world and the reasons behind it. I'd definitely read this again and check out more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

mxfahrenheit's review

adventurous dark sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

caseythereader's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 📚 SING ME FORGOTTEN is a gender-swapped retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with a magical world layered in.
📚 I absolutely tore through it despite never having seen or listened to PHANTOM - Isda and Emeric's stories are so compelling.
📚 I loved how music and memory were at play in this story, and how precious both those things were to the main characters, if for different reasons.
📚 Though the world was built out enough to serve the story, I would have loved to see more of the country (a fictionalized version of France) and how fendoirs and the elixir market worked in everyday life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

lyonsdenprojects's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

 This is a really wonderful take on the Phantom of the Opera and has so many emotions. Be prepared to be emotionally devastated! I really enjoyed the world building and development of the magical system. The retelling keeps all the original beats from the version popularized by Andrew Lloyd Weber (which I LOVE) while not shying away from the inherent darkness and moral dubiousness of the Opera Ghost. That's honestly my favorite part, the retention of the beats that make the Opera Ghost such an interesting and engaging character. Highly recommend this book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture and Vomit