Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

8 reviews

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I feel like I should probably give this 5 stars because I devoured it. But, it just felt like something was missing. I'm not sure. Although, this is the best true crime book I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, Torture, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Slavery, Cursing, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Blood

sammiepineapple's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

The book was descriptive, these children and at risk adults were certainly living a nightmare. It is scary to think about the people in the world who are truly doing these things. 

As for the book, it felt a little long winded and repetitive. I wouldn’t read it again but I’m glad I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

monica0309's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Body horror

janeleef's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

mkrauth12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Violence

madsreads_'s review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.0

as you can see by all the content warnings - a grim read. also felt like the author was kind of revelling in the vivid descriptions of abuse????? the story felt almost fictional in the way it was written, unlike other true crime I have read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicide, Bullying, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Violence

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

tesslestial's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture