Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

El año de gracia by Kim Liggett

15 reviews

ocobble's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexism, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

curlyewe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Outing

Minor: Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

caitlyn_kittle_kinnick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

mozimmerm's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

YA dystopia. Very disturbing at times, very moving at others. Romantic and terrifying and bizarre. 

Wow, I’m still reeling from the ending. That was unlike anything I’ve ever read, and it was very interesting. I never knew where the story was going to go. It always surprised me. I definitely said “oh wow” multiple times while reading this 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

bells_shelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I was going to rate this book a 3.5 until I got to the very end. The book started out slow, too on-the-nose in my opinion, and then after page 200 I really got into it. The ending just really threw me for a loop & I thought that it went against the entire message of the book.

You’re telling me that Tierney chose to CONTINUE A DEAD MAN’S BLOODLINE over LIBERATING ALL OF THE WOMEN IN THE COUNTY - DEAD AND ALIVE?

A lot of the book felt rushed and super obvious. It was extremely YA. I’m disappointed because I think it could’ve been written better. All of this to say that I did read this book in 3 days. I was hooked. I’m just baffled by the ending. So many unanswered questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Slavery, Blood, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Moderate: Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

jane_austyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Confinement, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. This book was a lot. Pretty traumatizing, especially at the beginning but once I got into the plot I couldn’t put it down. I would love to sit down and analyze this book to pieces with someone. It broke me for a while after reading it. Check the trigger warnings because there was a lot but if you’re interested in a feminist dystopian where you don’t know how it’s going to end—definitely check it out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Blood, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Cursing, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore

Minor: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Excrement

promptus's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Child death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement and Schizophrenia/Psychosis