Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox

5 reviews

howlinglibraries's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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

 Okay, this was so much fun. This was my first Santana Knox book and definitely won't be my last! I LOVED the setting, loved the religious/Satanic themes, and adored the twins, Felix and Corvin. Romina was fine as a main character — not a new favorite — and I wasn't a huge fan of Sonny due to his stunted emotional development lol, but Felix and Corvin definitely made up for it imo. More than anything, though, I was just enthralled by this whole near-future dystopian "religion has destroyed the world" vibe the plot revolved around.

This is definitely one of the more spicy books I've read, so if you're looking for a steamy dark romance with a very unique plot, I highly recommend picking this one up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Excrement

cassie12_21's review against another edition

A bit too dark (in the way I don't like) for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

book_worm_mama_bear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I have so much to say about this book and I hope I remember to write everything I want to put in this review. If I forget something I will update my goodreads. Let's start with the basics. 5/5 on the spice scale and let me tell you this was a very hot book. Check triggers as always because this book is Dark! So the main female character Romina gives me eve in the garden vibes and the main males give me hot Lucifer temping her vibes. This book is so different and the future time that they are living in is much like the nightmare our current situation with in the U.S could land us. I like the fact that you almost get a fear like omg this is where we could be heading. So on top of a great story the plot and world building is on point. The twist and turns towards the end had me so wrapped up I couldn't put it down. I have to say the ending had me at peace but there was that little bit of room for a chance of another book maybe with same characters and continue story or same world different characters and story. I love when an author leaves room to a book that gives you a good ending just incase those characters have more story to tell. This was best book thus far of 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

This book is on the darker side of things so make sure to read all trigger warnings

cryosphinx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail