Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

8 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

this book was so good!!! i absolutely fell into this world and became so invested. i love spore-horror or anything related to mushrooms in books so this was perfect! i even almost cried at the end because i became so invested and the book ended so well! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body horror, and Child abuse

lpogo16's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

This is less horror and more a fantasy journey story. 

The story could have been edited down. There’s a lot that happens for the shock value or to make comments about other characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Spores, Mushrooms, Fungus

blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Stalking, Vomit, Abortion, Terminal illness, and Suicide

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War

blackcoffeedaydreams's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gun violence, Child death, and Violence

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

wendinogo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I saw the movie first because I didn't know it was a book at the time. The book was, obviously, a lot more fleshed out, and I always love novels that switch perspectives from one character to another. It was very haunting and good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Kidnapping, and Vomit