Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

12 reviews

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

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