Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

19 reviews

taylormoore's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity

kaylahcc's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, and Death of parent

rolexia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Sally Hepworth, you have redeem yourself in my eyes! Each one of these families have something going on in each one of these houses!! 

Each one pretending to prefect when they open that door! And walk out! I loved it from the 1st page to the last page! It was a nice step from the dark books I been reading but still with the thriller feel!! 

I wanted to know what was happening asap! Lol I was wrong on what was actually happening tho!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

andrearbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

What I love about a Sally Hepworth thriller (and this is the sixth one I've read) is that you're going to get a good twist. And you always think you know what said twist is, but nope, you never do. The one in this one was definitely unexpected. This isn't my favorite of her novels, but it absolutely still kept me reading in one sitting because I had to see the secrets come undone and truth revealed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

lkhillery's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage

Moderate: Mental illness and Kidnapping

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.75

This one was twisty as heck!  I thought it was a really interesting look at post-partum depression and how the mental illness itself may last for months, but a person's actions and memories can last for much, much longer. I was hoping that we'd get a bi girly in this book, but alas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, and Alcohol

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

I'm not sure that Hepworth does the greatest twists, but I love how much she integrates the mystery with the characters and I felt like this one was almost too cluttered with the POVs, until it felt like it all paid off. I love some good use of foils!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

beetee719's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

pookiee's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

the domestic drama aspect is enjoyable but the mystery reveal is nonsense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Pregnancy