Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

314 reviews

paigecoffman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Addiction, Rape, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

shelbys_shelves's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

This was my very first Karin Slaughter book and all I can say is I'll definitely be reading more of her work. This book is gut-wrenching and I couldn't put it down, I actually finished it in just a couple days. 

The depravity did make me take small breaks from the book at times, but I think that's what makes a good horror/thriller story (if done correctly). I grew attached to the characters and I even ended up crying at one point in the book... which is saying something because books hardly ever make me cry.

I highly recommend Pretty Girls but I would suggest looking up trigger warnings beforehand.

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Content Warnings

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

amandareads666's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Murder, Stalking, Sexual violence, Death, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Torture, Suicide, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Car accident

chandlercoco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Addiction, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

saytay90's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This is the best thriller I have ever read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

katethealmostgreat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

This is EXTREMELY graphic. It’s twisty and turny but the most graphic book I have ever red. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Murder, Body horror, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Confinement, Stalking, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape

lulu324's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Murder, Body horror, and Gore

heyitsem_'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

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