Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea

5 reviews

leighakumpula's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Police brutality, Torture, Trafficking, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Slavery

princess_marie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

Wished for a different ending but enjoyed it nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual violence, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Charlie Donlea’s The Girl Who Was Taken was a thrilling read with a good amount of twists and turns throughout. I really liked the set-up for this story, but I feel like there were a lot of characters to keep track of. I liked the non-linear plot, and the complexities of the story based on the way time flowed. I liked the main characters role, but did find some of the connections to be a bit forced. I liked the character and thought that it was fairly well written overall. This is certainly an adult thriller, and I can definitely say I didn’t see the twist at the end coming. I had my suspicions, but there was some pretty obvious misdirection that made me hesitant to commit to one suspect over another. I do feel like the twist reveal fell a bit short, but I still think that if you’re a fan of thrillers, this one will be enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Confinement, Trafficking, Medical content, and Murder

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Trafficking

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Drug use

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Pedophilia, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Trafficking