Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

5 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.0

When I was reading the first few chapters of this book, I thought I would like it a lot. The setup and worldbuilding were compeling.

However, by the end, I felt it was too tropey, too focused on romance, and relied too much on deus ex machina

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, and Child death

Moderate: War, Torture, Racism, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

caelinsullivan's review

adventurous hopeful reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

caseythereader's review

adventurous emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Genocide, Racism, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

erinsbookshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Confinement, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

melaniereadsbooks's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

This is a wonderful science fiction book with Demisexual and Panromantic rep that I loved!

Post-alien-invasion, one girl teams up with an unlikely alien ally to try and save the world from complete colonization.

I really enjoyed the plot of this book and the romance was sweet. There were parts that felt like they dragged a little to me, so I feel like the pacing might have been a bit off.  Overall I enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Moderate: Sexual assault