Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

47 reviews

roorooreads's review

dark reflective 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

This just did not work for me unfortunately. The writing seemed to be written very young, especially with the themes found in this upper YA book. I loved the premise and hearing a different side of the story. But the romance was insta love and in my opinion, insta love that was not done well. The interactions of our main character Sophia and her love interest felt very awkward and forced. I will say there was one thing I didn't seem coming but the rest was fairly predictable. I really really wanted to love this book but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. I do think though that this would appeal to a younger teen audience who are ready for some slightly more mature themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Trafficking, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Murder, and Kidnapping

prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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? No

4.25

Une super lecture !
Je l'ai lu en espagnol, clairement pas la langue dans laquelle je suis la plus à l'aise, donc un peu de mal à entrer dans l'histoire, mais une fois que je suis entrée dedans, je l'ai plus lâchée et j'ai lu plus de 200 pages en 2jours - un vrai record personnellement pour de l'espagnol !
C'est prenant, avec des retournements de situations, un superbe cast de personnages féminins badass, et une certaine rage féministe qui fait du bien. Le tout avec un worldbuilding autour du conte de Cendrillon plutôt sympa - et si on peut prendre deux minutes pour parler de la beauté de cette couverture absolument breathtaking !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

kaiden1565's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault

saskiahill's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Trafficking, Grief, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Physical abuse

luzies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

A book you can easily read in a few days. It was a very enjoyable and quick read for me. At some points I felt like the book was trying too hard, but it didn’t bother me too much. It has nice twists and is an original, wholesome story. Would recommend to anyone who’s searching for a story with a fantasy touch and a (queer) romance sub- plot. If you like retellings, this might be a very good fit for you, too :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Violence, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Torture

perscoot's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The idea behind this story is extremely compelling, but unfortunately it all comes across a bit ham fisted. There's very little subtlety, and the main character never has to struggle much against her beliefs. She also has very little empathy for others who are struggling within the fascist society of the setting, which seems to be supported by the narrative. I think this book could have been really good, but unfortunately there's nothing for the reader to think about. Maybe this is the right book for someone else out there, but unfortunately the further I got into the book the more of a slog it became to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Outing

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Violence, Child death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Bullying, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, and Outing

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Death, Murder, Body horror, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Suicide

fanboyriot's review

dark 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? No

4.0

Such an interesting and unique take on the fairytale.  I absolutely loved the plot twist near the end and how looking back it made a lot of sense.  There was a decent amount of queer representation with a lesbian MC, gay and queer secondary characters.  It’s a bit more angsty than I would normally read but I’m glad I read it and am happy to note the ending is a Happily Ever After… just a little more violent.  Though I will say after reading a few reviews it would have been interesting to have a chapter with Cinderella’s POV sprinkled in somewhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Animal death, Bullying, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Trafficking