Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

61 reviews

butilikeit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Blood, Death, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape

mel_littleclarinet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

3.75

First of all, I absolutely love this book. But still, it was quite the roller coaster.
Half of the book was really repetitive, nothing actually happened and then, it all went so quickly and now I'm confused with the ending.

I really love the romance between Poppy and Hawke. It just didn't feel rushed like in other books, especially after

Hawke's betrayal towards Poppy. Poppy having to figure out her feelings and being in denial about loving someone that has so deeply misused her trust..

JLA has done an incredible job with their relationship and I have fallen in love with both of them.

The side characters - god they are amazing.
Many new characters are introduced in this book, and I especially love Kieran now. The banter between them all and new friendships developing was really great.

And Poppy finally being able to actually make friends, just felt amazing in itself. 

The plot itself didn't really move forward that much at first, in the second half, it started to pace up a bit and I'm really glad it did, because I had already started to wonder, if it was worth it to continue. 
Now at the end of the book, I'm left on a major cliffhanger and I'm already so excited for the next book.. which I luckily already have laying right next to me :)

In conclusion, it's a really good book, but some parts of it was just too slow-moving for me. I'm glad I didn't put it aside, and I hope the next one will now continue a bit quicker. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: War and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, War, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

Again the banter in this book is incredible!! The chemistry between Casteel and Poppy is incredible and their connection never once seems forced or fake. My issues stem from the world building/plot. It seems like every other chapter something contradictory is introduced and changes everything. I just wish there was some consistency to follow the relationship building thats so strong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Medical content, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Animal death, Classism, Death, Suicide attempt, and Violence

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

The first half dragged but the second half was so much better. Wasn’t sure if I’d continue this series but I have to with that ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and War

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Torture, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, War, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Bullying, and Child death

daisy2050's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Honestly, this book was a bit of a let down following Blood and Ash. It was slow and repetitive at parts. However, I did read the entire thing and intend to read the next... So take that for what it's worth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Violence, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexism

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I enjoyed this more than the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Confinement

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence and Death

Moderate: Torture and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Kidnapping

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Take two with Poppy, the gang, and their world of gods and magic. While this was probably 100 pages too long, a bit full of info dumps, and a metric fvckton of angst, I still couldn’t put it down. 

Poppy is held against her will by the Dark One himself, Casteel Da’Neer, and has to decide her fate after learning that much of what she’s always believed to be true is not. This book is full of dark secrets, two kingdoms going to head to head against each other, and the enemies-to-lovers trope going strong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Child death and Kidnapping

marine2907's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content