Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

336 reviews

bee_isreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

catieanason's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Such a dark disturbing book. A few parts a skipped past due to the details of harm written about. I wasn’t expecting any of the plots twists (but also was just going with the flow with 0 expectations with this book).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

taige's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

clarklyn'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really only taking away a star due to a the sometimes graphic SA/gore which was difficult to read. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book! There were moments that made me gasp out loud and I was on the edge of my seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, and Death of parent

katiearcher's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Pretty Girls is an intense whirlwind of a ride. This is one of the few audiobooks to grab my attention at the very beginning and hold it all the way through. I couldn’t put it down. There were moments that had me at the edge of my seat and others that had me sobbing. My one criticism is just the intensity of some of the material. This is not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

akcurtis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Parts of this were really challenging to read. It was more graphic than I expected (should have read more reviews!). That aside, even though it was fairly predictable, I wanted to know how it would all turn out, and the ending is satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse

sarahbw2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia

mcgifer's review against another edition

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

This thriller has a legit supervillain. Not morally grey, pure evil. So if you want someone to root against you will get it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Excrement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Grief