Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Valse getuige by Karin Slaughter

108 reviews

courtpaige's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

jessicalivdahl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

kelligrace's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

moon123's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

melsuke's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

d_souza's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

feifeii's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Blood

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

Typical to Slaughter’s other books this is filled with hard to read (and harder to forget) violence, blood, vomit and drug use. This was an interesting storyline that makes you think about your ethics and how far is too far to go to protect family. 

I loved the way Covid was mentioned in this book, without being a major storyline or anything. If you do read it I highly recommend you read the Author’s Note afterwards to gain some insight as to why Covid was mentioned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit