Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Im letzten Licht des Herbstes by Mary Lawson

20 reviews

paronomaniac's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

amberinbookland's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

onion's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Grief

cozjetez's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape

amnda527's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

 I was immediately absorbed by A Town Called Solace. It’s got three intriguing characters - Clara, an eight year old girl, desperate for her missing older sister to return and who totally broke my heart, Liam, who is figuring out how to start over after the end of his marriage, and Elizabeth, a woman with a past she’d rather keep private, who is nearing the end of her life. It’s got old world charm, being set in a small northern Ontario town in the early 1970s. It’s got a compassionate exploration of themes such as love, loss and parenthood. And, what really made it standout for me, it’s got fabulous, beautiful storytelling. It’s not flashy but it does feature a couple of interesting techniques. There are three story lines which interweave and interconnect but don’t run perfectly parallel. Liam and Clara’s sections are recounted in the third person, while Elizabeth’s unfolds in the first person in the form of a letter to her dead husband. And some of the details that Lawson captures - I’m thinking of you hand sliding into pyjama pocket - are perfection. I can understand the criticisms of this book but for various reasons they weren’t issues me. I was able to accept, enjoy and be engrossed by it on its own terms.

Final Verdict - Totally captivating storytelling but it won’t be for every reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Kidnapping

aeeklund's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

readmedo's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Trafficking

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Rape