Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

686 reviews

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, and Drug use

jennjoy's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

So dark. Check trigger warnings. There’s some really graphic nightmare causing stuff in here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Body horror, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, and Murder

sabrinakreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

This book was too dark with the sexual assault parts. But it was a very well done thriller book. Very well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

justrae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Stalking

bethanybrooks94's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Kidnapping

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really only taking away a star due to a the sometimes graphic SA/gore which was difficult to read. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book! There were moments that made me gasp out loud and I was on the edge of my seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Body horror, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, and Fatphobia

rachelmclmcm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Rape

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Addiction, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Misogyny, Body shaming, Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Gaslighting

lydiaklpfnstn'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Rape, Murder, and Body horror

akcurtis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Parts of this were really challenging to read. It was more graphic than I expected (should have read more reviews!). That aside, even though it was fairly predictable, I wanted to know how it would all turn out, and the ending is satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse