Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

172 reviews

ssyme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Murder, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Addiction, Excrement, and Gaslighting

kmmstutz's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Not my cup of tea, but I recognize why people who flock to this genre would love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Death, Rape, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Drug abuse

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

kayleighpie's review against another edition

It was alright I guess. Almost halfway through I thought "What could possibly happen next" and realized I was not interested enough to find out. A lot of gore that made me wonder why some women are so obsessed with graphic violence against women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Violence

noeltappin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

Really good writing style but incredibly dark and graphic. The story draws you in and each new deal leaves you incredulous. Completely unpredictable, horrifying, heartbreaking with heartwarming moments. Glad the family was able to reunite after getting closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

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

rebeccalhampton16's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity

dfram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

perfection! this book was insane, it made me feel so many different things. i was engaged from the beginning until the last sentence. i enjoyed the relationships and dynamics between the characters. the plot wasn’t overly predictable which i liked. the story is very well written and i’m gonna recommended to others the same way my friend kellen recommended it to me!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

k3llyb3lly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

It gets tough to read towards the end.
 Prepare yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

hartmancb's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

This book had me on edge the entire time and was quite tense, graphic and disturbing. It was good, but it was also super fucked up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Murder, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gore