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c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, War, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Trafficking, Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture
Serial killermelissa_b_67's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
amsswim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was incredibly violent and graphic, so I'd recommend reading warnings before starting.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Child death, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Sexism, Classism, Dementia, and Medical content
Minor: Cannibalism
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
If I'm being honest this book wasn't what I thought it was going to be at all. It was one of the thrillers that everyone was talking about because of the crazy twist so I went in blind having no idea what the storyline was or any inclination on what the book was about. Going into it I was completely caught off guard. By going based on the title online I thought it was going to be some high school mean girl revenge story which had me super excited because I have yet to find a thriller that incorporates the horrors of mean-girl culture correctly. I was so excited to read this that I put it above all my books on my tbr. I guess jokes on me for being so overzealous and not just reading the synopsis.
After I realized it wasn't going to be the mean girls' thriller that I hoped it would be I still continued to read it because the missing girl premises still compelled me. I kid you not I did fall asleep a couple of times and as I was reading. I was just feeling very disinterested. Nothing shocking was really happening. I felt like the pacing was pretty slow, but I was already a good chunk in so I figured I'd finished because it was intriguing enough to where I still wanted to keep reading. I have to say this book was pretty gory and grotesque. I'm not really sensitive to stuff like that, but even I found myself wincing and closing my eyes while reading the gory details of what happened to those missing girls.
I have to say the "big twist" sort of slipped me by.
The twist was good, scary even, but it just didn't hit for me.
Graphic: Medical content, Torture, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Rape, Blood, Confinement, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Vomit
thatswhatshanread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Claire and Lydia, estranged sisters brought back together by another tragedy, embark on a journey almost twenty-five years old as new clues come to light about their older sister, Julia, who went missing when she was nineteen and was never found. Nothing is as it seems as present begins to connect rather ominously with the past.
This was my first Karin Slaughter book and man, did it deliver. It’s definitely a very dark book that seems to get darker with each shocking turn, not shying away from grisly facts or chilling thoughts. The writing was intense, fast-paced, evocative. Slaughter’s words made the story so vivid and realistic, my heart pounding the whole way through as if I were one of Julia’s sisters, too.
If you’re a fan of Gillian Flynn, you’ll also devour this one. I found their writing styles quite similar and engaging.
I loved the way this story played out, the different story arcs that came to fruition. Of course, the subject matter is even more sinister then you’d imagine out the gate, but it was used so well in this one.
I suspect I will be thinking of this book for a long time!!
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Addiction, Gore, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Excrement, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Gun violence
Minor: Body horror
riella_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Suicide, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Vomit
saraavowlerr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, and Torture
rachaelallyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
crashiebang's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Rape, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Body shaming, Police brutality, Misogyny, Infidelity, Drug use, Drug abuse, Confinement, Car accident, Bullying, Addiction, and Abandonment