Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

753 reviews

meganbacigal's review against another edition

2.5

I enjoyed the first 250 pages of this book with the twists and turns, but then… it turned way too gruesome. I did not check trigger warnings and other reviews before reading. The descriptions of horrific acts were very graphic and almost made it a DNF for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jguiley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Murder

emcheym's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

emma_ekb's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

i would say this book was 5 stars for me up until 50% of the way through, when it started to drag. 

here’s what i liked: the story kept me guessing. i was truly shocked by most of the plot twists. i think the relationship between claire and lydia, as well as their connections to julia and their parents, were well done. the villain was truly despicable. the book had some interesting commentary on rape culture and what it means to be a “pretty girl” - for better or for worse. i also liked the inclusion of sam’s letters to julia.

what i didn’t like: the violence was, at times, gratuitous. it was overwhelming and graphic and disgusting, which i understand could be necessary to a point but it felt overkill. in addition, i really did not like claire. she was, quite frankly, DUMB! obviously she had some character development and became less of a pushover but ultimately she irritated me. the book also probably could’ve been at least 50 pages shorter to keep the plot tight and less draggy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

dmackreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The writing style of this book threw me a little because third person is hard for me to follow or enjoy sometimes but I got so sucked into this I finished it in less than 24 hours. 

I was NOT expecting the way this unraveled or how the people connected. Please check the trigger warnings because it’s fucked up. 

If you’re looking for a thriller that you could read in one sitting if you had the time because you just need to know how it’s going to end, this is it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

maddspysher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Loved this book. Kept me on my toes and thinking about what could possibly come next when I wasn’t actively reading. Please check the trigger warnings before - Very graphic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident

marelline'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sophie04_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

madgirl421's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

This is the most disturbing book I have ever read.

athims08's review against another edition

2.0

Felt too drawn out to me and definitely not my cup of tea, too much gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder