Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

5 reviews

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

hitnoises's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Not the best book ever but certainly a solid one. The ending felt a bit abrupt to me and I probably wouldn't reread but I don't regret reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

annabulkowski's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rylol's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookswithbreck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping