Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

387 reviews

lizsim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting

linze18's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I felt really sucked in and didn’t see the twist coming. I understand why people didn’t enjoy this book because I was also annoyed at first with the twist. But I personally feel like the author tied it together well enough for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse

Very detailed child birth that includes permanent injury to a baby.

_ratchal_'s review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I was told the book would be a gripping thriller and it was. The twist at the end cheapened the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

michelletisch's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

shannonweiss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This book took a lot of turns that I wasn’t expecting and I enjoyed it quite a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

tthatguyty's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

Went in blind to reading this book. Not what I expected. I was really into the beginning and it did a good job of merging the different POV together seamlessly . But the explanation was left for the last like 50-80 pages and felt so rushed and left me feeling like “that’s it??”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

hailiejo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

autumy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

The book starts off intense but it does not stay that way the whole time. Turns more into a mystery than a thriller.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

randilion28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

At first I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book... It took me a couple weeks to finish it. Normally when I enjoy a book I devour it... It's not until the last third of the book that I couldn't put it down. I 100% did not see where it was going to end and when I did.. wow! Definitely worth the read... I love when I can't figure out the book before I finish.... I do wonder if I missed a couple red herrings because I wasn't 100% invested in it and for a long time I couldnt understand why one of the narrators was even apart of it and the. You get to a certain chapter and you just .. can't wrap your mind around it! I say give it a shot. I see mixed reviews all the time but I'm glad I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

_shreyasharma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking