Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

34 reviews

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

enc3336's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another gripping thriller from Freida McFadden with lots of twists, turns and tension to keep you guessing until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

keeparas's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I probably would have rated this book a 4.5 if I read it instead of listening to it. The narrator ruined a lot of this book. The storyline itself is a classic McFadden with a twist I thought I figured out, but didn't see coming. One of her better ones, honestly. But the narrator was horrible. She made the characters sound angry and argumentative the entire time. I will definitely be staying away from books narrated by her in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

Why am I reading these books that clearly aren’t for me?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dynamicdylan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This my first book by this author and it won't be the last. This was still a good book and the author's writing kept me wanting to read more. However, it did go in a direction that isn't that original. I didn't guess the murderer, however.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

marietimus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jay_da_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, and Death of parent

mramos09's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder