Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

54 reviews

knitwitte8's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This one kept me engaged from early on - which is exactly what I look for in a book. It's graphic and difficult at points, so that's something to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jessmv87's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Gaslighting, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Misogyny, Suicide, and Torture

ashleyeasson's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body shaming, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Torture, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

sshull's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Gore, Physical abuse, Addiction, Violence, Confinement, Torture, Grief, Car accident, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Rape

dfram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

perfection! this book was insane, it made me feel so many different things. i was engaged from the beginning until the last sentence. i enjoyed the relationships and dynamics between the characters. the plot wasn’t overly predictable which i liked. the story is very well written and i’m gonna recommended to others the same way my friend kellen recommended it to me!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

aclancy974's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I was definitely hooked by the plot, writing style was not for me l, things felt predictable, and it was often way more graphic than I’m used to in psych thrillers. And Claire got on my nerves but we all need one character that annoys us so that’s alright

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

rylee_marcoux's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Misogyny, and Murder

nik1027's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Blood, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit and Mental illness

haleybre's review

challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicide, Blood, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking