Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

102 reviews

mirrorchaser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really complicated read, it was difficult to read... but difficult like a train wreck, you just couldn't look away. I'm not going to lie, most of the twists got me (which is really unusual for me in thrillers!) I had no idea who to trust or what to expect. You know all of these many parts are loosely related but you have no idea exactly how until the very end. 

I will warn readers that this is about as close to splatterpunk as a mainstream thriller can go before it tips genres. I would not read this book if you have pretty much any triggers at all. This book is disturbing and really stays with you. It makes you distrustful. Consider your mental health first when you decide to read this.

I would go further into detail, but other reviews have already done a great job summarizing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Excrement, Infidelity, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Car accident, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Addiction

sjades's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Child death, Drug abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gore, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

Loved this so much! And hated it too, but for all the right reasons. There were twists and turns in just about every chapter and I never knew what I was going to be surprised with next! I was taken surprise by each revelation, which never happens for me and I never knew who to trust. Only complaint is it was almost too graphic to stomach. If it hadn't been so well written and I didn't care about the characters, I might have stopped. Lots of very graphic torture, violence & death. Be warned. I have a headache and I've had dreams about this book. But it was so good. I'm very confused how I should be feeling haha. My first and probably not my last Karin Slaughter book, but I'll definitely be needing a palette cleaner in between.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Torture, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Dementia, Alcoholism, Car accident, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, and Addiction

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

cjones12's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abandonment

lgmcclure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, and Child death

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

maddiebrt's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture

jazzyy96_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, and Murder

amandareads70's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence