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Criminal by Karin Slaughter

ruralndreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

marinik's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

jelena_52's review against another edition

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4.0

“He had never brought home a school report and watched his mother smile. The clay ashtray he’d made in kindergarten had been one of sixteen Mrs. Flannigan received on Mother’s Day. All the Christmas gifts under the tree were labeled “for a girl” or “for a boy.” The evening Will graduated high school, he’d looked out at the crowd of cheering families and seen only strangers.”

beccajbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

I was so disappointed when I started reading this book, because it is not at all like the previous ones. It took me ages to get into the swing of it, but once I got over my initial reaction, I really enjoyed it. And by the end, I loved it! I feel bad that I didn't have more faith at the start!

Really good. Thrilling as usual, but slightly different to what I am used to with Karin Slaughter. Not at all in a bad way though.

I would recommend this one, (as all the rest)!

sojreads1's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Hardest read in the series so far, present parts were all I loooked forward to the flashbacks were just longwinded and unnecessary I felt 

kristen_buth's review against another edition

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5.0

“Sometimes it’s criminal what a woman has to do”

Wilbur

elessor's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Better than the first Karin Slaughter book I read, which is the one published after Criminal.

antoniekee's review against another edition

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

4.5

lucijajakunic's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bcat0124's review

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

5.0