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krisreadseverything's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.75
hglover13's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
elliedevans's review
3.0
An ok story if you can get through all the (completely relevant) slurs. It was a bit slow to get started but a decent plot.
fkshg8465's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.75
Actually is less than a four. Rounding up. It was good, but I think I love the Will Tent series so much that I can’t help but compare this book to those. Will say book kept getting as it progressed. Hoping this one gets spun off into its own series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Transphobia, Body shaming, Grief, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Outing, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War
susysstories's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Quite a depressing read with highly unlikeable characters, which portrays the society of the 70's with heavy topics like discrimination, homophobia and women's oppression. It could easily have been 100-150 pages shorter though. And the fast character development was a bit unrealistic imo.
Characters 7
Atmosphere 7
Writing Style 7
Premise 6
Execution/Plot 6
Execution/Pace 6
Execution/Setup 6
Enjoyment/Engrossment 6
Narration 5
Characters 7
Atmosphere 7
Writing Style 7
Premise 6
Execution/Plot 6
Execution/Pace 6
Execution/Setup 6
Enjoyment/Engrossment 6
Narration 5
jbrannan1158's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
billymac1962's review
4.0
Karin Slaughter has been on my radar ever since I heard of Pretty Girls. A year ago last Christmas, my mother gave me a hardcover copy (first edition signed copy, no less. Thanks, Mom!) Cop Town, and this caused a dilemma with me. I felt some obligation to read this as it kept staring at me, even though I had really planned on Pretty Girls being my first read by her.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, my wife read and loved The Good Daughter. So it came to pass that push came to shove and I had to get the monkey called Cop Town off my back. It was quite good.
The main focus of this story is Atlanta, 1974 and the discrimination that two women cops are up against. Atlanta is under a significant culture change, with a black mayor, black police commissioner, and the good old white boys of the force hanging on to what is theirs: white, Christian, straight men power.
And someone is assassinating cops.
Slaughter has quite a mix going here. She could have kept things formulaic and set the focus on the hunt for the killer, but she has all of this to the beat of this social dynamic. It works extremely well.
So there. I've read her, I like her. And now I can place Pretty Girls or The Good Daughter on my immediate radar without this girl on the cover making me feel guilty. No regrets; it was good stuff. 4 solid stars.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, my wife read and loved The Good Daughter. So it came to pass that push came to shove and I had to get the monkey called Cop Town off my back. It was quite good.
The main focus of this story is Atlanta, 1974 and the discrimination that two women cops are up against. Atlanta is under a significant culture change, with a black mayor, black police commissioner, and the good old white boys of the force hanging on to what is theirs: white, Christian, straight men power.
And someone is assassinating cops.
Slaughter has quite a mix going here. She could have kept things formulaic and set the focus on the hunt for the killer, but she has all of this to the beat of this social dynamic. It works extremely well.
So there. I've read her, I like her. And now I can place Pretty Girls or The Good Daughter on my immediate radar without this girl on the cover making me feel guilty. No regrets; it was good stuff. 4 solid stars.
ariel_tat's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75