Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles

16 reviews

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

Never put up with anyone treating you with even a hint of cruelty. It’s always a sign of bad things to come. 

I found Maddie's choices really annoying. I caught myself rolling my eyes several times because of her poor decisions. Every time she made a bad choice, I had to put my Kindle down and remind myself to breathe. I understood where she was coming from, but some of her choices seemed stupid, especially when it came to her and her loved ones' safety. What irritated me even more was that people around her just coddled her with her choices instead of being honest about the mistakes she made. (PSA: I'm only referring to the bad choices she made after returning to Cedar Ridge, not before, so please don't come at me.)

I read this right after finishing Whispers of You, and Echoes of You felt like a copy-paste version of the former

(main characters being in love since childhood, female main character [FMC] having a traumatic past, male main character [MMC] feeling the need to protect the FMC, FMC having a dog, similar form of attack on the FMC, the FMC being kidnapped... you get the point)

. However, I still enjoyed it, but I can't shake off how similar the two books were.

If I liked the Hartleys in Whispers of You, I fell in love with them (and their small town) while reading Echoes of You. I can't seem to stop reading about these characters. I hope I'll get to see more of Roan, Caden and Aspen in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

aries_sun1419's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping

missdaniellexo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pagesofallie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Murder

taylorgabs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

Nash has to be one of my favorite mmc’s that I have read this year! This book would be perfect if it didn’t have so many mysteries and plots happening at the same time. I wanted more Nash and Maddie scenes, but understand that Catherine was probably trying to set up the characters for the later books in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

ali_sun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kristensreading's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

abb_ey_normal's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kennedy_fontenot's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Murder