Reviews tagging 'Murder'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

187 reviews

knittingtipsy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

1.5

I should have known better than to read this, as it’s squarely in a genre I personally do not like: crime novels focused on horrific acts of abuse against women and the impact of that on the women’s lives. This isn’t a bad book, it’s just not for me. That said, I did give it 1.5 stars for two of the characters who were truly excellent: the long-suffering and unfailingly loving husband (relatedly: great depiction of a complicated marriage that is still full of love and care), and the elderly, edge-of-dementia veterinarian who dispensed wisdom in the form of animal parables. God, I want a whole novel just of him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

normandie77'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Stalking

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alanabie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

2.5

I don't think this was good, I think it was just shocking? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marselise's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content, Dementia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kosmic_owl'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

sammy121895's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

I loved this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I never knew what was coming next. The characters are well developed and there were no plot holes(that I noticed).  Dr Jerry is my favorite character ever written. 

Sisters Callie and Leigh have a special bond. When they were teens, they helped each other to cover up a crime. Now, as adults many years later, they are each living very different lives. Callie is a self described junkie who shoots up to cope with her pain. Leigh is a newish lawyer with a husband and teen daughter. Randomly one day, a witness neither of them had previously known saw their crime, comes out of the woodwork and begins playing head games with the sisters. He threatens to expose their crime if they don’t do what he wants. They must figure out how to keep him from exposing them while trying to get out of the terrible mess he has brought about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

aazure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

cardanrry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Pregnancy

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment