Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

112 reviews

kathryn0628's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A little to graphic for me. I found the character's inner dialogue was a little repetitive.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

Loved this so much! And hated it too, but for all the right reasons. There were twists and turns in just about every chapter and I never knew what I was going to be surprised with next! I was taken surprise by each revelation, which never happens for me and I never knew who to trust. Only complaint is it was almost too graphic to stomach. If it hadn't been so well written and I didn't care about the characters, I might have stopped. Lots of very graphic torture, violence & death. Be warned. I have a headache and I've had dreams about this book. But it was so good. I'm very confused how I should be feeling haha. My first and probably not my last Karin Slaughter book, but I'll definitely be needing a palette cleaner in between.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jcampos33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

This book was incredibly heavy, violent and very explicit when describing the abuse. The scenes with murder and post mortem depravities were extremely graphic The story itself was also my worst nightmare

jessbuchanan's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

thedanidavis's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mostlybees's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have seen this book on multiple must-read lists, and my hair stylist recommended it to me. I assumed it would be a run-of-the-mill thriller, I was very wrong. This book is pretty gruesome (I'm typically a horror reader, so keep in mind that this may be too gruesome for some). 

The writing was easy to follow and engaging, but I agree with other reviews that the chapters needed to be shorter. It's a 600-something page book, and some chapters are 30+ pages. 

The MC was definitely a bit annoying and was a pretty typical wealthy house wife. I saw some plot twists coming, but they didn't play out exactly how I thought. I will definitely read more thrillers by this author.

If you are not interested in reading about some topics, please find a TW list for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jo_loves_books's review against another edition

This book was pretty slow and there were a lot of graphic and disturbing details that made this book not for me. Read the trigger warning before picking it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

shoffman1'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kaybs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Great book, pretty graphic descriptions that happened to other people, not book characters.

julia_kathleen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• 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, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship