Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

110 reviews

luinthezu's review against another edition

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

It's literally just torture porn and rehashing of the same information over and over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

I'm so happy that this lived up to its hype. Around the 50% mark, I had accepted that this would be a run of the mill thriller and was over-hyped. I've never been so happy to be wrong. The plot twist had me grinning and the ending was so tense. I always thought it was an over-exaggeration to say you were "on the edge of your seat", but it really is true. 

It went beyond my expectations, and I was so pleased when my predictions were wrong. The closer to the end, the better it got. So good! Would highly recommend this. <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Infidelity

kat_rowlen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

2.5

Nothing happens for the first 65% of the book except for unnecessary graphic scenes. I felt like several things were added purely for shock value and did little for the story. The ending is satisfying which was nice, but the twist came out of left field, and was never really explained well. If you’re considering this book because you’ve seen it all over TikTok I recommend passing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

lorischnell's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

It's dark but I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Torture, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Body shaming, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Sexual violence

melissa_b_67's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

catherinepaddon's review against another edition

4.5

We love female rage in this household. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder

emilynied's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

I think this is one of those books that I just feel iffy about because it's hard to really like something that was so disturbing to read. I really liked the first third of the book. The characters and relationships were set up really well and I felt that their POVs were very distinct and descriptive. I did not expect the plot twist at all that happened about halfway through the book and that really sparked my interested - I stayed up very late reading. This book got really dark and kind of reminded me of the villains in "Criminal Minds" - it's descriptive and doesn't hold back at all, which I appreciate because it tells a fictional but very real story. All in all, I thought it was well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

leesadot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. Devastating look into a family torn apart by a missing sister. While I was able to predict some of the twists, the details and other parts kept me very interested and caught me off guard. My final listening session (today), I started at 60% and listened to the rest. Really picked up in the end, despite the beginning not really even dragging. The actions of the main characters felt believable and detailed. Overall a good read.

This was incredibly violent and graphic, so I'd recommend reading warnings before starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Child death, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Sexism, Classism, Dementia, and Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism

sennaje's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief