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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Over six books, Karin has created such great characters that I loved and cared about. I've always picked up the next book feeling like I was revisiting old friends.
Skin Privilege (as it's known here in the UK) continues true to form. Knowing it was the last of the Grant County series had me thinking that anything could happen with these characters. Without posting any spoilers here, boy was this one a thrill-ride. We find out family secrets and get punched in the stomach a few times with reveals.
It's a great signoff that had me crying at the end.
When you do finish this book, I strongly recommend you read the acknowledgments as Karin as written a 'spoiler letter' to her fans, which if you're anything like me, will need to read after that ending.
Skin Privilege (as it's known here in the UK) continues true to form. Knowing it was the last of the Grant County series had me thinking that anything could happen with these characters. Without posting any spoilers here, boy was this one a thrill-ride. We find out family secrets and get punched in the stomach a few times with reveals.
It's a great signoff that had me crying at the end.
When you do finish this book, I strongly recommend you read the acknowledgments as Karin as written a 'spoiler letter' to her fans, which if you're anything like me, will need to read after that ending.
dark
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
(I'm posting this on the final book page 'cause spoilers.)
God, Grant County was a ride.
I love Karin Slaughter. Her sharp writing, unexpected twists, and dark realism hit hard. She gives voice to women we don’t usually hear from and dives deep into how they process trauma. She shows how messy, chaotic, and self-destructive the path to recovery can be. She’s top-tier for that.
Pretty Girls and The Good Daughter are some of the best psychological thrillers I’ve read—brutal but brilliant.
But Grant County? I almost gave up like six times.
I started it because I plan to dive into the Will Trent series (which is supposed to have all the Karin Slaughter vibes), and Grant County gives backstory to some characters—Sara, most notably.
And... the first three books are rough. The crimes are so over-the-top they verge on cartoonish, and every character is unlikeable. Also... it’s a small town—how many wildly bizarre crimes can really happen in a few years?
The writing is solid, but the character development just isn’t there—at least not in the beginning.
The later books are better.
Sara doesn’t have much of an arc outside her relationship with Jeffrey.
Jeffrey definitely grows up. He becomes more grounded, less possessive, and genuinely introspective—which is rare for the stereotypical masculine “don’t-look-at-my-woman” type.
Lena... is a mess. In the beginning, she’s judgmental, bigoted, and arrogant. But she’s supposed to be.
And then... she goes through hell and handles it in the worst possible ways. She shuts everyone out. She lashes out. She makes every wrong choice.
But I feel like she had to. Because we don’t all heal the same way. Or at all. It doesn’t excuse some of her actions—but she does change. And I’m all about the character growth.
And then... she goes through hell and handles it in the worst possible ways. She shuts everyone out. She lashes out. She makes every wrong choice.
But I feel like she had to. Because we don’t all heal the same way. Or at all. It doesn’t excuse some of her actions—but she does change. And I’m all about the character growth.
And finally... I did know how the last book ends. But it still killed me.
Anyway—looking forward to Will Trent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Eindelijk dit boek uit! Ik moet zeggen dat ik deze het minst vond van de serie, dus eigenlijk meer 2,5 sterren. Ik kwam wat moeilijk door het verhaal heen en deed er dan ook lang over om hem uit te lezen. Uiteindelijk ben ik maar overgestapt op het luisterboek, dit ging wel sneller maar maakte de ervaring denk ik niet heel veel beter.
Dit was het laatste boek in deze serie en halverwege was ik daar ook blij om… Maaaarrrr ik denk toch dat ik de spin off series ook ga lezen
Dit was het laatste boek in deze serie en halverwege was ik daar ook blij om… Maaaarrrr ik denk toch dat ik de spin off series ook ga lezen
As with all the others, I devoured this final book in the Grant County series, even though I knew a major spoiler from reading some of the Will Trent books. The story was very brutal for all of the main characters involved, but it was as fast-paced and exciting as ever, and it was interesting to finally learn more about the enigmatic Lena and her history. While I'm sad this series is over, I look forward to some character overlap when I get back to the Will Trent series.
The story was okay, it has lots of problems, including several "this is why I did it" monologues that I loathe BUT this book taught me that Yes, you can jump in mid series and that you should give serial/prolific authors a 2-book chance.