Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

66 reviews

paigetatum_13's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the book was really good besides the very very graphic scenes! all I ask is that you please look up trigger warnings for this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Body shaming

stomachpains's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Vomit, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

snl07002's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, Rape, Misogyny, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexism, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

aislingbyrne_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

kaybs's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Blood, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child death, Rape, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Great book, pretty graphic descriptions that happened to other people, not book characters.

starryeyedlover's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Vomit, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Dementia, Cursing, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, and Vomit

mkusz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicide, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Body horror, Excrement, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Rape, Grief, Vomit, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

savreads28's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Body horror, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Grief, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

tinkithesquirelll's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book knocked the air out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Car accident, Drug use, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Sexual assault