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chelseae1014's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence
lollipup's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- 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
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
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
ltulisiak's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, and Misogyny
melissa_b_67's review against another edition
- 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
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
aliciaurbain's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
amsswim's review against another edition
- 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
This was incredibly violent and graphic, so I'd recommend reading warnings before starting.
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
elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
I gave this novel 0.25 stars because it was a book that was written. For a book lauded for its thrilling aspects and thoughtful family drama, there is no thrill and there is no thought, just bloody, useless horror that fails to do anything but shock. Unfortunately, instead of representing the rage of women victimized repeatedly by their society, Pretty Girls tortures its main characters for the pleasure of an audience clearly imagined as male while seeping its depiction of violence against women in privilege and glamour. An irresponsible and poorly done romanticization of torture. In a word: careless.
Also, I would ask Karen Slaughter to be more thoughtful in her depictions of mental illness. There are many resources online and in libraries for authors to read about mental health and therefore accurately and safely portray it in their work.
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Car accident, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism
evevallarta's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Al principio el cambio de narrador en cada capítulo me confundió porque no entendía. Una vez que llegas a la escena del cementerio todo se aclara y se pone super interesante y muy buena la historia. MUY IMPORTANTE CHECAR EL TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ porque si está fuerte.
Lo que no me gustó:
No se si soy yo o sentí un tono racista cuando metieron a ciertos personajes que son ladrones o "malos" pero no van con el plot principal, los describen poniendo enfasis en su raza o color de piel, no me gustó eso.
La parte donde Aclara que "también" hay mujeres en el fbi... Like, no lo digas, solo di hombres y mujeres.
Igual cuando están ya en el granero y dicen que ese no es el momento para hablar de las cosas... Que piensen en chistes y cosas bonitas???? O sea, la policía, fbi y medios estarán acosandolas sobre el tema en minutos... En qué otro momento pueden hablar de lo que acaba de pasar y todo ese pedo!?
Fuera de esas partes la idea fue muy buena, me sorprendió realmente al principio y el no saber quién es bueno y quién no te mantiene en suspenso.
Pero creo que tenían una gran historia y les faltó editarla, los últimos capítulos casi los skymee, realmente da miedo y el tema está bien pensado, pero esperaba más.
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gore, Body horror, and Rape
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Sexism
suzeanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Drug use, Torture, Drug abuse, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment