Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Wildcard by Marie Lu

15 reviews

kimjensoo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Alcohol

justgina93's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Kidnapping

molliford's review

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

716a_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and Kidnapping

applesodaperson's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.0

Loved this! I had no idea where the story was going, but loved all of the plot twists. 
Borrowed book from Kaden.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

criticalmiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

I quite enjoyed this conclusion to the Warcross duology. 
Emika finds out new information, there is more danger and more intricate mysteries that she needs to figure out. 
Emotional and heartbreaking at times for the characters. I will definitely read this again 
TW: Murder, gun violence, drug abuse, suicide, kidnapping 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Murder

discogecko's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I'm not sure how realistic the ending is and it probably went too long. Even with this extraneous ending, it didn't go too in-depth into the resolution of the main trauma that the book was focusing on. Felt like there was much more the characters needed to process in the extensive effects of that trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Stalking

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Warcross duology is one of the best I’ve ever read. The characters, the story, the world-building, everything is pristine and incredibly well thought-out. Wildcard itself is an incredible sequel. Every relationship and character from Warcross was built upon in Wildcard, as well as the addition of new and exciting characters. What is truly unrivaled in the Warcross duology is the motivations of the characters. You feel yourself in the same headspace as both the heroes and the villains. The moral question that is posed: “Would you take away free will in order to make a better world?” is so incredibly difficult to answer. Nuance is a topic that Marie Lu deals with fantastically. Truly an amazing sequel in an amazing duology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Classism

some_random_person_hi's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

SO GOOD <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Abandonment

Medical content is for hospital setting for two(?) scenes (both scenes are not that long) and arophobia (by main character) goes unchallenged.

rhm04's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma