Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

31 reviews

ash_swope's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

Very graphic content related to rape.

rohnstrong'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

4.75

DUDE.

How have I slept on Chevy Stevens for all these years?! This book was textbook suspense. The characters were so well developed. The writing short, succinct. There wasn’t a single word there that didn’t need to be. The structure was brilliant, taking us to the past, future, through two POV’s.

Brilliant. Lovely. I’m an instant fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

autumnwhite's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

oliviamichelle_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

madeline_lilyy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was good. I was told it was dark, which for some it is but I almost wanted more. It got especially good in the second half. Great story but needed a bit more, I’m guess I was given higher expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

peytonliveslife's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

sarajane96's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

whitneyonline's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

There was a plot point that wasn't my personal flavor, and out of Stevens's other works this isn't her strongest thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

asreadbycourtney's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

lunahbird's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Honestly, I went into this book without any high expectations. I saw a reading vlog Jacquline did on her channel on reading a Chevy Stevens book and it happened to be this one. She gave it a high rating and I figured I’d give it a go.
This book is so fast paced, things happening straight from the beginning. I will say massive TRIGGER warnings though ⛔️ If that is something you’re worried about I’d look into those first. There’s quite a few.
Something I didn’t quite like at the beginning was how odd the time frame was. It could be days in a few pages, weeks, months and then BAM years went by. By the end of the book I was used to the timing and it didn’t bother e as much anymore.
Throughout this book I kept feeling like I wasn’t going to give it a high rating. It felt more like a lifetime movie to me. But man, by the end, you’re so close to the characters I just had to give this a 4 stars. 
A story of three sisters, trauma, and how they’ve overcome their nightmares together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder