Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

242 reviews

beytwice's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Child death, Addiction, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

lue_moon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Drew me in and kept me wanting to read until I finished it. It was incredibly graphic at points, which made some parts difficult to read. Highly, highly recommend checking out content warnings before reading (I did not, and probably should have, though not sure even that would have prepared me for how disturbing some of it is). Still, excellently written, with some twists I saw coming and some that I did not. Makes me interested to read other (maybe less graphic) books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Torture, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Dementia, Suicide, and Fatphobia

yami_24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Grief, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Addiction, Excrement, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Murder, Torture, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Alcoholism

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

cromat's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

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

_mechita's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Confinement, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Car accident, Death, and Infidelity

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

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

bcashatt's review

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book hits the ground RUNNING and it doesn’t stop until the last page. It is intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Addiction, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Fatphobia