Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

199 reviews

melmandu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Torture, Gore, Drug use, Alcoholism, Vomit, Rape, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Pedophilia

kiarakwalker's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

giuliawanders's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s tough to read at times and very frustrating but I really enjoyed the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

musicalmuse230's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

stefanireedmeyer's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Classism, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

peakoldladylife's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Addiction, Drug use, Medical content, Body horror, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit

moonworld3's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

it feels strange to say this book was so good but damn. what a damn good novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

leighlo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Wow! What a wild ride! My favorite thriller of the year so far. Multiple jaw dropping moments throughout this book. Karin really put a lot of thought and complexity into her characters. Everyone knows a version of a Leigh or a Callie. A heartbreaking end, but it brought it back full circle and could it have ended any other way? I don’t think so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

vee3105's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide

reading_under_covers's review against another edition

4.5

This is my first Karin Slaughter and I definitely get the appeal to her work!

This book dealt with some very dark topics (rape, addiction, drug abuse, pedophilia), but I found myself unable to put it down. Despite it being 400+ pages, it felt like a relatively quick read with all of the tension!

Also, super super weird to read a book so set in the first year of Covid times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Murder