Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

923 reviews

emstermeegs's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I have read two other books by this author that I found super suspenseful and page turning. This one had suspense, but it was also terribly graphic, reduntantly so. The graphic descriptions of the torture/abuse that frequent this book just made it impossible for me to say I enjoyed it. 

It made me uncomfortable, which I am sure is the point, but I think there was a way to balance this better so that the reader would not feel gross for even reading it. It wasn't fun to read, which is what I look for in a thriller. 

The rest of the book was either slow (some parts were boring, just dragged), predictable, or unplausable. 

I won't say the writing is awful, so that saves this from being a 1 star. The frequency and description of the violence is gratuitous. The plot and ending is a bit far-fetched as well, but that has nothing on the yuck that is this book. I wish it'd never been recommended to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mgerbrandt's review against another edition

I couldn’t stomach the massive amount of sexual violence against women and girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

scythe_2006's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

2.5

Absolutely boring, had to skip through many parts.
Only delivered on the promise of a dark crime book so I gave a 2.5 minimum.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Torture

rachelmansmckenny's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

Deeeeey disturbing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Stalking

eerieehobbit's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse

bwolf16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Murder

melmandu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity

booksbottlesandbows's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction

jesscdunnx's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Check trigger warnings for SA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Trafficking