Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Houkutus by Stephenie Meyer

18 reviews

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Car accident

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and Medical trauma

laceylove's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

tiaroseshang's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rafacolog's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

0.25

Faz o filme parecer legalzinho 

Nota 1/5= patético 

Leitura= 02/2020 

Eu não era fã dos filmes, mas como sempre dizem “o livro é melhor” e eu resolvi dar uma chance. Foi um grande arrependimento: história chatíssima e arrastada, me recuso a falar sobre o “romance” e mal tive forças para terminar esse livro, que dirá continuar a saga. 

Lembrei também que divulgaram na época muita coisa problemática sobre a saga e sobre a autora (principalmente racismo e apropriação cultural) que acho importante mencionar. 

Não se deixem enganar por popularidade e reboots, e evitem dar palco para esse tipo de pessoa por memória afetiva. Resumindo odiar crepúsculo não é 2010, é inevitável. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Cultural appropriation

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

im actually soooooooo normal about twilight
ok so confession - i have never read twilight before. or seen the movies.
until 2024.
FUCK THAT WAS GOOD???
now i will say. yes the book is cringe at points. like when edward literally eats bella's tears.
and also meyer is um. Odd! like calling jacob "indian"....... Erm!
but i did in fact gobble this book up so. i think im at fault here.
i don't know why i was so addicted to this book but i swear to god its laced with crack.
ummmm i actually cant put how i feel into words.
the ending ate, the story ate, the characters ate (shout out alice u remind me i like women), the pacing, everything (minus the cutesy-cringe moments & the microaggressions....)
i hate you alastair because im an addict. i need my next twilight fix.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

celisabeth's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

With this type of subject matter, the story could have been completely campy, but instead was surprisingly beautiful at times. I thought that Twilight exhibited a surprising depth of emotion, intimacy and even sensuality without ever resorting to anything explicit. I think the intimacy was owing in large part to the amazing level of communication between Bella and Edward. These two teen protagonists affected more stark honesty in their communication than many adult characters in romance novels, rarely holding anything back from each other. Edward was even forthcoming about who and what he was far sooner than I ever expected him to be. The sensuality was conveyed through simple things like smiles, kisses and touches and most importantly their beautiful dialog. The first two-thirds of the book moves at a rather languid but steady pace owing to the extensive character and relationship development. After that, it almost instantly turns into a taut suspense/thriller when Bella's life is threatened. Even though the book is written entirely in first-person from Bella's perspective, I thought the author did a good job of conveying Edward's thoughts and feelings too, through extensive use of dialog. As an aside, I really liked the small-town atmosphere of Forks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Kidnapping

sav_22's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Decided to reread this, I read it in middle school and used to be a fan but decided to revisit. Whether you like or hate it, its such a landmark in pop culture; I never take it seriously, it’s a fun read if you just like shallow paranormal romances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

1.0

I only reread this to go through and highlight all the signs of abuse. Almost every page had a highlight on it. No idea why this is still considered a romance novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

macliffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Torture, Medical content, and Kidnapping

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

As a big fan of the films, I loved this book. Yes, it was cringy, but that's part of what made it fun. I love a good unrealistic romance to make me laugh sometimes 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting