Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

7 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not entirely sure how to sum up this book. It was an interesting read, and i think the writing was very well done, but the ending left a lot of loose ends that i think could have been explored more. 

The final chapter was especially disturbing to me, and there were many scenes that made me feel very icky, so this certainly isn’t a book for the faint hearted and definitely check trigger warnings before picking this up because it gets very heavy very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

aknaag's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.75

Holy god damn shit… holy fucking hell

What a hard story to consume, so depraved and so realistic. The amount of times I’ve gasped, and stared at the wall mid read is countless. 

The writing is sooo unique. The breaking of the fourth wall and the quick changes between past and present is done so well that it wasn’t lost on me at all. And that in itself is such a feat. I enjoyed that.

Can’t say I enjoyed the secondary characters storyline so much although she was there to serve some purpose.

The ending scene, the final ending scene had me so gagged and shocked I’m gonna be thinking about that for like… forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

spooky_taylor's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

I was not a fan, felt it went way too far into a very taboo topic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

catell's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

litltlehistorian's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was a sad and revolting look into the mind of the most undesirable of our society. It also gave little glimpses into the complexity and the strangeness of the world around us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Excrement, Gore, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

nachoheiress's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

autumnwhite's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence