Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette

7 reviews

kendramekalle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Wow! Just wow! I went into this kind of blind. This book was the talk of a FB group I’m in and I wanted to see what the hype was all about. The themes were difficult, and our main female character Raven stressed me out. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Cursing, Violence, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting and Stalking

themoodyambr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

This book took me through the wringer of emotions. Idk if I’m going to go back to Ashley Antoinette anytime soon 😭 my nerves are SHOT ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

destheesquire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

scorttarius's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

1.0

This book was certainly not for me. I only finished for the messiness but it was too much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Sexual content

remie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage and Body shaming

macknificent's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

This is one of those books that you have to rate for what it is and not what it could be. What it is: a book written by a very young author, for an audience that wants to see their lives on the page but doesn't expect great literary works. From that perspective, this is a 5 star read! However, my ratings also indicate who I would recommend it to. I have to take a star away because only fans of the genre or those familiar with the culture could appreciate this work. 

Having said all that, this book was well worth the hype. The plot was wild, the spice was spicy, and the whole book made me feel like I was back in my early 20s 😅 I see why so many are still heaping praise on it to this day. Also, Ethic really is everything so I'll be reading that series next for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Excrement, and Medical content

deidra_shadetreereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

**EDITED/UPDATED***
OMG! What do I even say about this book?! It was a wild and crazy ride that I was highly entertained by! Moth to a Flame snuck in at the end of the year and got on my favorites list. I finished it about 30 minutes ago and I really shouldn't be writing this review yet because my emotions are still reeling tbh. The writing was super engaging and accessible. I borrowed the audiobook from my library via hoopla and the voice acting was great!
MtaF is essentially a coming of age story for a street king's princess. ***LOADS OF CW/TW for drug use/abuse, domestic violence on page*** Raven is our MC and she's around 17 years old at the start of this book. She has it all and wants more and there's nobody around who can check her. She finesses her way into a club she knows damn well her father would be mad about her being in and ends up meeting folks and making choices that would reach far beyond a night out on the town. I loved how the action jumped off right in the beginning. And while I was compelled to keep reading because of the break-neck pacing, I did take off a star because the fast pace in the last part gave rise to too many questions/plot holes. I know that choice was probably made on purpose because there are soooo many spin offs set in this same world. I don't need endings to be tidy but I do need them to not have glaring holes. That said, I'm actively stopping myself from abandoning my other books and blowing through as many books in this series/world as my eyes and ears will allow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism