Reviews

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

plovan's review

5.0

••Rarely I find a thriller engaging from beginning to end, but this set the tone for my spooky season.* I read this as a stand alone, and I highly recommend. There is a 1st in the 2 part series, and after reading reviews and my own indecisiveness, I’m glad I did!••

congressbaby143's review

4.0

So much vitriol that it made my insides curl.

rsagarin's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

catsrmything's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

zmoats's review against another edition

3.0

There's something that feels so relentlessly oppressive about the way this book progresses. While it can work in favor of the story, it also comes from feeling like I was reading parts of the story I had already read as Andrea turned over Girl, Forgotten's central mystery in her head. That's obviously representative of what it's like to have a case like this gnaw a hole in your brain. Especially when you are unable to solve it despite feeling so close to the answers. That just doesn't always translate well to storytelling, at least not in this case.

erinrae's review

4.0

This is a slow burn whodunnit that kept me guessing right to the end! I enjoyed the police procedural aspects of the book and learning more about the US Marshals. While it was slow to start, the ending was thrilling. I enjoyed Slaughter's writing and was particularly impressed by the character development. I look forward to reading more about Andrea Oliver!

chartsh'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? No

5.0

rylol's review

4.0

i kept going back and forth between

dean or nardo

being the father but eventually settled on

nardo

and was correct! was also correct about

ricky being the killer

. i didn't know this book was 2nd in a series so i'm gonna go back and read the first one

kaja93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0