Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

19 reviews

akshade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Rape, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug use, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

courtneyb_reads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Rape, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Abortion, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Drug use, Rape, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Terminal illness, Outing, Fatphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, and Antisemitism

Minor: Confinement, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, and Homophobia

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Rape, Murder, and Eating disorder

Wanted to like this so much more than I did. Was pretty bleak. Felt confused at times and thought a lot of the story was filler.

cannesi's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

It felt like pulling teeth to get through this book. Emily's character felt as though her whole story was being a woman in a mans world. Andrea seemed like a whiny girl who had no idea which way was up. I think Bible was okay even thought he pretended to know everything. Lastly, fuck that doctor scene! I had to fast forward because FUCK THAT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Abortion, Child death, Homophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

starsnstitchin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Eating disorder, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Murder, Blood, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Dementia

Moderate: Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Classism, Dementia, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

thismermaidreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Bullying, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, and Child abuse

I found the flash back chapters to be incredibly triggering to me. I thoroughly enjoyed Andrea’s character development between Pieces of Her and this book, I wanted more of her and less of the flashback scenes. I thought it was necessary to read Pieces of Her before this, but now that I’ve finished it, I think you could get away with reading this as a stand-alone. BUT I would highly suggest reading the first book first, I think you’ll appreciate Andy 100% more if you do.

bookishnookish's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

It was only the need to know who the culprit was on this book that kept me going. This was a 15+ hours mystery that could have been at least 5 hours shorter had it not been for the overly generous descriptions of absolutely everything. 

Andrea was lacking in character. When the book started, I had high hopes for her because she is actively doing better than her best to be the top of her male dominated class. She was confident and came across as a badass. Then she got her first case and all that confidence was left in the first few pages. She fumbled, mumbled, and was tongue-tied so often that it took all my patience to get through those passages. I really do wish she were a badass throughout the book. She did have some daring parts in the book

(aka the fire parts)

. However, as the MC, she was quite inconsistent. 

The subject matter at the centre of the book was also a huge trigger for me constantly, especially the treatment of the victim, because that is what she was, by everyone around her was absolutely appalling. 

I was going to put 3 stars, but then I got to the millennials drinking latte line and I just absolutely had it. That one line showed me that I am the wrong demographic for the author's novels. 

(TW: sexism, ageism, rape, suicide, cult, abuse, anorexia, murder)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Vomit