Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

7 reviews

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

psnchz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

ladybug12793's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Lots still left to resolve but enjoyable. Could’ve been MUCH shorter. Hoping everything is tied up in the next book. Overall…. Not sure if I’d recommend the series to a friend. It dragged on.

I really enjoyed the complexity of Maven’s character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery and Kidnapping

stitchof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

PTSD

llsugarspicell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War

glorytowers05's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia