Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

88 reviews

sarahhmaree's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

this book was like a car crash in that i couldn’t pull my attention away. so graphic and dark, devastating at times, but still worth a read (or a listen) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

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

torisbookspace's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Torture, Confinement, Addiction, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

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

bababookmatt's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I’ve never seen marital infidelity be so innocuous. I guess that’s just relative to stalking, rape, torture, murder, and human trafficking. This book is pretty dark. The darkness brought out a very specific and personal darkness in the protagonists, which made them compelling and believable. This is a great read but it is the antithesis of enjoyable or relaxing. I’m glad I read it but I’m also relieved to be done reading it.

Be aware, TW//graphic sexual violence, torture, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Trafficking, Gun violence, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

zoedonn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.5

So so graphic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Check your trigger warnings before your read this book. It was hard to get through.

abbyweber's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

The subject matter of this book was very disturbing. Check your trigger warnings for everything, but it was still very good. It was predictable, but intriguing and the writing was good. I loved the ending. This is a rare instance where I really hope they do NOT make this a movie. The visuals would be too awful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, Addiction, and Drug use

essie101's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, and Rape

awhitson's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a very dark read, but a well written mystery. It probably could’ve been shorter. The audio book includes a short story that I haven’t finished listening to yet, so it looks like the book is 20 hours, but it’s actually a couple less. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

itsallrosiee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Murder