Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Fractured by Karin Slaughter

20 reviews

ksuppes's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

katy_four's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Murder

issymaae's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism

hauntedantiqueshop's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Meh, I liked it better than the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

klangwhoa's review

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Transphobia

This book uses some words that are outdated and offensive towards trans people, disabled people, and women's sexuality. It is not a major part of the book but it is jarring to read them in 2024.

himpersonal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.0

This second book was the first episode of the TV series, but there were many digressions, and the characters that seemed so perfectly cast in the first book were also quite different in this second one. I can appreciate both for their similarities and variances. It’s like two for one in the entertainment value - like so many what if tropes. I think I’ll stop comparing the two with the third book and simply enjoy the book for what it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

knjelite's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

Not my favorite work from Karin but a good addition to the Will Trent series overall. I enjoyed the book's exploration of learning disabilities and how the foster care system can impact one's childhood and therefore their adult lives. Not really gagged by Will and Angie Polanski's relationship but luckily Karin seems to be just as disinterested in developing them as I am in reading about them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Stalking

nadia_ndco's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia