Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The One by John Marrs

113 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

No thanks, I hated it.  Cringey romances, predictable plots, and yet unbelievable circumstances...

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jamesfitz3's review against another edition

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

2.75

I’m not going to lie I found the first 10 chapters of this novel insufferable and actually texted friends some especially bad lines 
It was all just too British for me

I think an important rule of thumb was broken here - if you’re writing a light sci fi, don’t try to explain the science. We’ve suspended our disbelief. It’s fine. People who don’t know things about science do not gain anything from a few clumsy paragraphs, and people who do know things about science just get annoyed. 

Boy I personally wasn’t ready for the character named Kevin to die of cancer at a young age

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

mtronnier's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

matchamarimo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming and Suicide

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, and Kidnapping

maregred's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity

danajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I went into this book expecting to love it but I only found it ok. 

Your Perfect Match is a company that has discovered a unique gene that links two soul mates around the world. This book follows a number of these matches, showing a range of the potential experiences that could be born through this sort of discovery.

I enjoyed some storylines more than others. There were implications of being "only gay for you" which felt a bit funky. Overall, I liked the premise but didn't find the reveals particularly shocking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Cannibalism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

easalden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

msbgalens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The story was well-written and definitely a page turner. I loved seeing how each characters story unfolded and the book explored some deep and unsettling themes. However, I don't know if I love the ending for a couple of characters

(Mandy - this is creepy to me, Ellie - is everything she learned about opening up just forgotten?)

I also wish the science was explored more especially about genes being passed down/sharing genes with someone (think about twins - how would their matches work?), but I understand this was just a story and not everything has to be 100% logical and fact based. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, and Abortion