Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

210 reviews

jessbslide's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Tough content for sure but so well-written with surprising twists it kept me going, like every Slaughter book I have read.  The sister bond and the descriptions of place and frame of mind were strong. Definitely check trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction

tmlong's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

A super solid thriller/mystery that I couldn’t put down. Super messed up and gory (many TW) but I enjoyed it. The second half was a little bit predictable but still kept me incredibly engaged & wanting to see what happened. Claire got on my nerves a little bit (why are you putting on makeup when there are *much* more important things to be doing…?) but overall a really good read that kicked me out of a reading slump & is just what I’m looking for in this genre!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

madicastle's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, Excrement, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Confinement, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Torture

annabananaful's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Confinement

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

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

Minor: Vomit

taige's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

sabrinakreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

This book was too dark with the sexual assault parts. But it was a very well done thriller book. Very well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

rachelmclmcm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Rape

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

knitwitte8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This one kept me engaged from early on - which is exactly what I look for in a book. It's graphic and difficult at points, so that's something to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment