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The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

10 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.0

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There was a lot about this book that made me stop and put it down at times. It was a lot. There is something about Slaughter's writing style that pulled me back in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, and Incest

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Took longer than I thought it would to read this, but there was a lot to get through. Definitely could be a standalone movie someday. Surprised the series was sold to ABC. Would’ve seen this more like suitable for Prime. Also thought it was a bit ironic that a book about White supremacy was largely full of White characters. Would’ve thought this subject matter would’ve included a more diverse cast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

lisettemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, and Drug use

emmasbookishself's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed many aspects of this book such as the pacing, the investigative sides of the story, the action and the vulnerability between the characters. 

The Last Widow is an incredible read that contains a lot of heavy topics and subject matter. TW: child abuse, sexual abuse, rape, kidnapping, alt-right nazi ideology, cult. 

Michelle Spivey is having a usual day out with her daughter shopping when she is abducted from the parking lot. Spivey is a scientist at the CDC, and will be a very key component to what’s to come next. Authorities are having a hard time determining why and who took her. 

Will and Sara are visiting with her family when multiple bombs go off, at hospitals and other vital establishments. Due to the nature of their professions they rush off to attempt to help in any way they can. However, they end up on the scene of a traffic accident that seems suspicious. Sara ends up being kidnapped as well, and Will ends up injured. 

Will is desperate to find Sara, and with help from his coworkers at GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation), and the FBI to locate Sara and Michelle, because at this point at the very least they know their kidnappings are connected. 

When Will goes undercover it’s a race against time as he tries to get close and shut down the unknown far right domestic terrorist act that is in motion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Child death, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Pedophilia

wednesdayzombie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Incest, Hate crime, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Torture, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Child death, Car accident, Confinement, Violence, Rape, Murder, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, War, Death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

justinea's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

My first Karin Slaughter read. Gripping suspense novel starring GBI agent Will Trent. Heavy topics. See content warnings. Characters were enjoyable though not complex. Storyline was fast paced and gripping. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Torture, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, Murder, Incest, and Violence

rachelparker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Incest, Islamophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Rape, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Torture, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Child abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

heatherdavies's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It has been a while since I dipped back into a book in the Will Trent series and despite that it felt very easy to get back into it with the familiar characters. This story starts out one way.... and I wasnt very sure where it was going, kept trying to link it to the title of the book... then that sort of makes sense towards the end, where the book is entirely not what I expected. She says this story only lasts over a few days well boy, it felt way longer than that with the amount of information our team figures out ! 
It was a unique and sad story with a lot of moving pieces and characters. Lots of trigger warnings as usual for a Ms Slaughter book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Incest, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Medical content, Vomit, Trafficking, Sexism, and Misogyny

amorse12's review

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs