Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

128 reviews

janachigo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming and Dementia

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

*PLS CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS* The story was very predictable and the ending drags but it did keep me hooked throughout the story. If you are still getting into horror but already have a good understanding of what topics you can and can’t read then this is a book I would recommend. If you’re big into horror this book might be boring for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

shaunaofthedead's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Racism, and Trafficking

kwoot7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Trafficking

leesadot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use

lovetlr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Gore, Body horror, Trafficking, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

I really enjoyed this book. Devastating look into a family torn apart by a missing sister. While I was able to predict some of the twists, the details and other parts kept me very interested and caught me off guard. My final listening session (today), I started at 60% and listened to the rest. Really picked up in the end, despite the beginning not really even dragging. The actions of the main characters felt believable and detailed. Overall a good read.

This was incredibly violent and graphic, so I'd recommend reading warnings before starting. 

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Content Warnings

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

evevallarta's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

Pretty girls,
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. 

El último capítulo está de sobra, lo hubieran metido antes o resumido, no tiene sentido. Si el papá estaba dejando las cartas hubiera escrito algo más interesante para que cuando terminarás de leer pensaras que "ahí estaban todo el tiempo las respuestas".
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.

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Content Warnings

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

sennaje's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

akhgrubbs's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Murder, Violence, Torture, Rape, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide