Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket

7 reviews

redmordred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad fast-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

Rereading my chihood to released they're just as amazing as I remember is always a good moment 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mckiheather's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Grief, Confinement, and Death of parent

agatha_hopkins's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Ugh! Children, why didn't you just take the information from the Quagmires‽ Stop being optimistists and be practical instead!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Stalking, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Stalking, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

these books really will have such strange things happening in them. like im sorry but sunny climbing up the elevator shaft by using her teeth to stick into the wall to lift herself is SO wild 😭 shes a BABY...these books are wild

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Body shaming

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, and Kidnapping

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Infidelity