Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

65 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, Death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

elauren113's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

jaymepem's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Torture, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

chaoticallyreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror

shreeyukta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Rape, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

emilyruthw's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

dark 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: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

mikayyyla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

I loved this book so much. I was on the edge of my seat at all times and I honestly couldn’t put it down. It was deep and dark and emotional and there were parts that made me so physically uncomfortable that I thought I might throw up. Definitely check content warnings before reading but it was very well written and I would highly recommend to anyone who can handle it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Torture, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Body horror

maddyelisee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

_ssimpson's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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? N/A

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence