Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

110 reviews

sshull'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Gore, Physical abuse, Addiction, Violence, Confinement, Torture, Grief, Car accident, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Rape

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book up until the last 1/4. too much FBI/law enforcement/lawyer talk for my personal taste. that being said, it was a wild ass ride from start to finish and kept me hooked the whole time. I read this book with my girlfriend and found myself itching to read when she wasn't able to and wanting to read ahead. beware, this book is pretty graphic and violent for how popular it is, it surprised me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death of parent, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Torture, Death, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Gun violence

frog4earth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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 feel like I absolutely need to start this review off by giving a larger-than-life, HUGE TRIGGER WARNING for this book. I have never felt so haunted by a character’s actions. That being said, Karin Slaughter knows how to write a violent psychopath. She also pays a lot of attention to detail, which I can appreciate.

I also appreciate the way she kept the realism with Claire after she finds out what he’s done — the anger, the shock, but also the grieving of who she thought was her husband, and the wishing that it was all just a nightmare in her head.

Only thing I didn’t enjoy was that I didn’t feel like I could relate to any of the characters; it felt like they were either too vapid for my taste or just aren’t relatable to me, but that’s ok!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0

Absolutely gut wrenching story. Heartbreaking and mysterious that made me have to know what happened next. It’s heavy so take the time to process it and take care of your mental health but for those who love dark gory thrillers, it is perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Body shaming, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

roro_roro's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Drug abuse, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

mapereztalavera's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

The events narrated are violent and disturbing, with multiple trigger warnings (violence, sexual assault, murder, addiction, corruption, kidnapping…).

The book is well-written and well-structured, featuring an effective plot twist. However, I found it repetitive at times, particularly in detailing characters’ personal traits and emotions, as well as certain parts of the story. Despite this, the author successfully maintains tension throughout the book, and the plot proves solid enough to surpass predictability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Abandonment

haleybre's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicide, Blood, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

currentlyreadingandcrochet's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

My reading experience started off really strong and then took a steep dive off a cliff. There were some twists early on that really had me intrigued but then the twists stopped coming and it just became an overly-detailed drag. This book could have been A LOT shorter. 

I knew almost nothing about the storyline going into it except that it was going to be extremely depraved and dark. And it was! But it felt… pointless. Like it was just there for shock value and nothing more. Like, why? TELL ME WHYYYY. 

I will say the best part about this book was the father. I’ll leave it at that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Body shaming, Body horror, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Infidelity

cma048's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Very dark, but fast paced. Relatively predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Gore, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Death

fkshg8465'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

4.0

I can’t decide how to rate this book. It includes some of the most disgusting and depraved ways a person can possibly think. It’s so dark. I didn’t realize how awful it was going to be until it was too late. The only reason I was able to keep reading was because the two women at the center were worthy of rooting for. Ultimately, it’s a four instead of a five for me because there were parts that were too unbelievable and too sadistic, and I don’t ever want to be mistaken as condoning violence against women for any reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Fatphobia, Dementia, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Rape