Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

32 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

1.75

What I thought was going to be a quick read, turned out to be a slow read because the narrator’s voice (for audio) was awful in my opinion. It was like listening to a boring news anchor- no inflection, no emotion, just monotone the ENTIRE TIME! The concept was alright, but the voice definitely deflated the “mystery/thriller” aspect. What saved this book from being a DNF was the plot twist of “who done it”:  

I had my money on Brady or Phillip but it was Harper who turned out to be her psychotic sister, who was pretending to be an admin/assistant to her and Phillip. Glad Brady was actually the good guy after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Stalking, Torture, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

hgriesmer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Bullying, Death of parent, Confinement, and Murder

jennshelfishlife's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Grief, Bullying, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Gun violence

zoedonn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Dementia, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Gore, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Death, and Murder

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Gore, and Gun violence

spang's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Enjoyed the premise, thought most of the first half was fun and intriguing in a very typical crime thriller way, then the main character acted so stupid that I hated it and almost DNF’d, then the ending was so whack and camp that I loved it. Rollercoaster ride of an experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gore

bechlette47's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Medical content

jadencove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

enc3336's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Bullying, Murder, Pregnancy, Dementia, Medical content, Suicide, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, Torture, and Kidnapping