Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

29 reviews

septaria's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anntharai's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Okay so hear me out - book 1 is a *better book* than book 2, but I *enjoyed* book 2 more. That fckn cliffhanger tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

geekmom's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

A well-paced and engaging read! These guys don’t have a clue how to write women but this is easy to just laugh at and ignore because the story is so interesting (and kudos to them for including so many women at all and for giving them meaningful roles in the story!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and War

jkpiowa's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

I liked the first book better by a small margin, but man, the ending to this one was a mindf*ck. Very excited for book 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

anotherbigapple's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

A very enjoyable sequel that keeps up the pace of the first book and raises the stakes slightly. Looking forward to  reading more. Slightly missed the noir detective vibe from the first one.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and War

kb33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

TW/CW: a man’s young child is kidnapped, and he deals with the likelihood that she is dead. Detailed descriptions of his thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jnichols's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, and War

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

The second installment of the Expanse series is a banger. That is mainly due to the introduction of Bobbie Draper and Chrisjen Avasarala. A Martian Marine and a politician at the top of her game. I loved seeing these two women interact. They are so much the polar opposites of one another that seeing them work together and bond was so much fun to read. I was always excited with a Bobbie or an Avasarala chapter came up.

I have heard The Expanse described as Game of Thrones set in space, and I can really see that comparison in this novel. Political power moves, and a mysterious looming threat are the main motif. But, there is an underlying hopefulness here that human kind can do the right thing if we just listen to each other, that I don’t see in GOT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Child abuse

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol