Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

3 reviews

inirac's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

 Wtf is this ending?

This one suffered from Chekov's Magical Realism. If Magical Realism is mentioned in Act 1 then it should at minimum be threat to happen for the rest of the book. It actually doesn't matter if it the world magic or not, but the main character should be questioning it more. This story had the potential to get much weirder and this leaves me disappointed. This is 100% going to be made into a mediocre tv show or movie and I will probably still watch it. 

At the least it's impressive it was a thriller without being extremely violent, gory, or focus on sexual assualt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

erisouls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cataluna49's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting