Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

46 reviews

rachelsworld's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Rape, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Murder

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-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: Blood, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

eib_21's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Lesbophobia

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

_cdye's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Classism, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a disturbing book lol. She really knows how to write disgusting things. I really enjoyed this and how dark it was, while also talking about important events and things like Covid, pedophilia, childhood abuse, and drug abuse. I really loved the sister relationships(she always does such a good job with it). I really liked how strong our female characters were. This did make me cry which I wasn’t expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Gore, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Grief

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Leigh’s terrible past is coming back to haunt her. She’s forced to represent a man who knows what happened 20 years ago and he’s out for revenge. 

This started out fast as the first chapter was brutal. The ending was also action packed, but a lot of the middle was very slow and I kind of skimmed to get through it faster. There are also parts that are very hard to read.  

This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I was glad it wasn’t as courtroom centered as I was afraid it would be. However, there were a lot more details on some things than I expected and it was hard to read. I don’t even know how to put all my thoughts into words because I’m kind of still reeling. 

Side note, this book has very long chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Death, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Mentions COVID-19 a lot

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Great hard-hitting thriller.  I stayed up too late to finish this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

This book is about violent crimes. If you are easily triggered, you probably shouldn't read this.

laynemandros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Body horror, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Alcohol

bookmouse_67's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, Chronic illness, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence