Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

47 reviews

cemmalyn12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

starsandscarsbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and War

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cursing, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

alexasolis98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

First, I do not understand how this book is marketed as YA. 
As for my reread of this book after 9 years, this book hurts so much. There is so much darkness yet people are still able to have hope and kindness. I worry about Helene, Laia and Elias. I don't trust Keenan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Abortion

justapasser's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Medical content

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

shalladin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-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? No

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

darlinglu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a suprisingly fast-paced book and got me out of my reading slump.

First, I did not expect this book to be dark and I'm not sure if this would be even considered YA given it doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to sensitive topics. 
I like both Laia and Elias as characters. I appreciate that Laia, as a character, has insecurities and fears that she wants to surpass through the book. I am hoping for more character development for them, as well as Helene. While I think there is good in her, I believe she mostly only helped Laia because of Elias.

In terms of plot, I think it'll expand more in the next plot, however, a lot of things have aleready happened, there are stoll some unanswered questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War