Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

34 reviews

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

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Dementia

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Dementia, and Alcohol

heyitsmichellehamm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book gave me so many feelings. It was such a wild ride and even now at the end, I'm not sure how to feel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol