Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

20 reviews

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Classism, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and War

lonestarreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gore, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, War, Death, and Child death

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75

Considering I’m not one for Greek myths outside of fantasy I surprisingly enjoyed this a considerable amount.  

I don’t have much critique. It paid homage to the odyssey and its characters a lot so is perfect for fans of the classics and all their drama but I’d say a great starter for those new to the myths as it had a family tree and is a clear and concise overview of the worlds of Greek myth 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, War, Violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Child death, and Sexual assault

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexism, War, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, and Trafficking

kaigar96's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexism, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Child death

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

jessrapearce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: War

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

mtnest's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Toxic relationship, War, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Child death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Homophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

samburkhouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Slavery, Murder, Violence, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, War, Gore, Bullying, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Incest, Grief, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

chloebrown13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, and Misogyny

Moderate: War, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Xenophobia and Suicide attempt

I cannot stress enough how amazing this book was, I wish I could give 100 stars. This was a genuinely life changing read about one of the most misunderstood legends from Greek mythology. If you like stories centered around female rage this one’s for you. I cannot wait to reread it immediately!