Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

260 reviews

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

kayleighpie's review against another edition

It was alright I guess. Almost halfway through I thought "What could possibly happen next" and realized I was not interested enough to find out. A lot of gore that made me wonder why some women are so obsessed with graphic violence against women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Violence

jevette15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book up until the last 1/4. too much FBI/law enforcement/lawyer talk for my personal taste. that being said, it was a wild ass ride from start to finish and kept me hooked the whole time. I read this book with my girlfriend and found myself itching to read when she wasn't able to and wanting to read ahead. beware, this book is pretty graphic and violent for how popular it is, it surprised me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death of parent, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Torture, Death, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Gun violence

rshelton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Torture, Suicide, Rape, and Death of parent

rebeccalhampton16's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity

dfram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

perfection! this book was insane, it made me feel so many different things. i was engaged from the beginning until the last sentence. i enjoyed the relationships and dynamics between the characters. the plot wasn’t overly predictable which i liked. the story is very well written and i’m gonna recommended to others the same way my friend kellen recommended it to me!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

julieannapinto'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Stalking