Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado

16 reviews

louisekf's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Classism

paperquilt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

ithladin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If you're a fan of Criminal Minds and books or shows in that vein, this may be a good pick for you.

I can definitely see why this was such a runaway hit in Spain and other parts of the world before it ever got translated to English. I would read more books in this series. The plot was compelling, if it a little slow at times, and I couldn't wait to get to the answer. I read a lot of thrillers, but I was barely staying ahead of the main characters as I tried to figure out the answer.

This is a darker style of thriller. Things aren't sugar-coated or glossed over, but the grittiness is is part of the story and I don't think this book would work with out.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Police brutality

veroer's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

inescunhaleal's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, and Abandonment