Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

26 reviews

_kristinsworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A lonely med school student kidnaps the girl of his dreams and embarks on a twisted journey across Brazil.

Teo had way more than a few screws loose. Look up synonyms for ‘delusional’ and I guarantee you will see his name at the top of the list. 😭 All it took was a brief encounter at a bbq to ignite his unhealthy fixation with aspiring screenwriter, Clarice. Teo was fully convinced that she was warming up to the idea of their “relationship” and even showed some annoyance towards her understandable uneasiness while being held captive by him. In spite of the gory scenes, there were some surprisingly humorous moments. I couldn’t help but to giggle at some of the wild comments made in his inner dialogue: “Patricia was wearing a dress as old and crumpled as herself.” 🤣

This story was so sick and freakin twisted, and dare I say it…I enjoyed almost every minute of it. I always find it fascinating reading from the psychotic character’s POV. The ending was absolutely sickening. 🥴

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

radtj's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The story felt kind of repetitive, but I did enjoy

when the tables were turned and Teo got the shit beat out of him lmao.

Interesting premise, but the ending felt like a cop out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

acalla7's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

kodiskye's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

gneumann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

oh this book pissed me OFF!!!!!

it’s so messed up. the author did a fantastic job of making you HATE the goddamn protagonist. the way he wrote him was brilliant but oh my gOD he was infuriating. 

TW FOR … ALMOST EVERYTHING??

that ending fucking SUCKED. ugh. i was really hoping he wouldn’t get away with everything. the last chapter pissed me off so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

wynplus1's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Beautifully written! Incredibly stressful!

I will say though, I do think it could've done without that last chapter. The chapter before that felt like a solid ending enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

m0therfirefly's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

It took a turn so dark I looked ahead to get a sense of the ending and decided it was not worth continuing to read.

I can't in good conscience recommend this book to a fellow human being.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping

This book was next level fucked up. And not in a good way.

_j3ss1ca's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

detrasystem's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

erennebe's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail