Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

4 reviews

philineselavy's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

fantastic sequel to „the final strife“ - it was a real pageturner for me. great world building and characters. only minus points were that the sea journey felt rushed, when it probably takes them weeks? the ending wrecked me.. can’t wait for the trilogy finale to come out in september.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

porcupine_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, and Sexual content

evekenzinator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Minor: Kidnapping

nefariousbee's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

how does it keep getting better. this is genuinely my favourite fantasy series, maybe ever. so excited for the final book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent