Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

110 reviews

paigetatum_13's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the book was really good besides the very very graphic scenes! all I ask is that you please look up trigger warnings for this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Body shaming

stomachpains's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Vomit, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

gddog93's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

This book was horrific, I loved it. Every single trigger warning, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction

aislingbyrne_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, War, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Trafficking, Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

Serial killer

alisonnobrega'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, Torture, Trafficking, Body shaming, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Gore

kaybs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Blood, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child death, Rape, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Great book, pretty graphic descriptions that happened to other people, not book characters.

julia_kathleen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Vomit, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Dementia, Cursing, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, and Vomit

mkusz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicide, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Body horror, Excrement, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Rape, Grief, Vomit, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment