Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

59 reviews

rsagarin's review against another edition

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

rmistry75's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Rape

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The story needed more structure. It was either all over the place or very slow moving. Most of the "serious" characters in this book were actually goofy and pretty annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Rape

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, and Suicide attempt

amgurule's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape and Eating disorder

miriyumi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Murder, and Eating disorder

cstoeger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book by Karen Slaughter.  This one was a slow burn compared to her other one I just read, Pieces of You.  She seamlessly weaved the two different storylines (1980s & today).  I kept imagining this book as a episode of Cold Case and picturing how the characters looked in the 1980s versus now.  

I will be seeking out other Karen Slaughter books and adding them to my "to-read" shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia

I was pleasantly surprised at who the killer was. All of the surrounding characters were flawed (some had very big ones). That whole group of friends was very toxic, but I think I was taken aback at the scene where Ricky and

johoha93's review against another edition

Graphic and violent misogyny, plus some... interesting discussion of dementia

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

cinderulz'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy and Rape

eeeebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Sure! Fine! A little silly, a little predictable, but it passed the time and kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Dementia, Gore, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Torture

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Suicide