Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

97 reviews

shaindysaleman's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

taylers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

A good book that was hard to put down. Lots of suspense. Pretty gory and disturbing at many points. Some plot points seemed to become forgotten over time and left to hang. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Excrement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Gun violence

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Dementia, Vomit, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Eating disorder

Graphic descriptions of rape, torture, murder, and mutilation.

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

Another gripping story from Karin Slaughter who is quickly becoming my favourite author. The way she write crime and mystery books that focus on females as the main characters is gripping and detailed until the end. This book is very graphic at points so would recommend looking at trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, Torture, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Addiction

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

wombat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The was a well written and well told story, I just wish I hadn’t subjected myself to the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Vomit, Confinement, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Torture, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual violence

whitneyonline's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

This book had so many twists and turns that you thought you knew everything, but you still had a million miles to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

lilifane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I'm conflicted. On the one hand, this is an extremely well-crafted book, the writing and plotting are exceptional, the character work is amazing, the story is intriguing and thrilling and emotional. But on the other hand, there are really graphic description of violence, rape, and torture. I was disgusted and sick to my stomach. But then again... that was probably the point. I mean, I would be worried if someone wasn't affected by reading those scenes. So if you consider reading this book, please look up the trigger and content warnings. There is a LOT. 

So, except for these scenes, I really enjoyed the book. There was actually a perfect balance of humor, emotions, mystery, and horror. The twists the story took gave me whiplash, and I was terrified for the characters. The thing that stood out to me the most were the family dynamics, though. Between parents and parents and their children, but especially between sisters. Those were so realistic and complicated, and I loved it. It reminded me so much of me and my siblings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

abbeyhuffine94'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I would check trigger warnings first and foremost. I don’t want to say I enjoy it, but I find Slaugher’s use of unflinching and shockingly brutal violence interesting and highly effective. This is the most sickeningly violent novel I’ve ever read that wasn’t essentially “torture porn” (ironically that is one of the main plot points of this novel, but rather than it being told as what the antagonist does to their victims, it is a thriller and the story unfolds as a mystery and epic of how the antagonists violence affects so many people). In other words the extreme violence is necessary to the plot but is not the plot itself.
This novel unravels a bit at a time and takes a deep dive into a family split by tragedy and reveals an antagonist that is the definitive manifestation of evil. I was shocked, like jaw dropping to the floor shocked, on several occasions. I even felt tears well up at certain parts of this book. I think it gives such a hard hitting account of grief, psychological agony, and unspeakable cruelty. You will feel as broken as the characters at some points - I think you feel their pain, hurt, confusion, and betrayal. The cruelty they suffer is bone chilling and stomach churning. I mean, seriously, how can someone do enjoy the suffering of innocent others as one of these characters does?
That all being said, I was devouring this novel, wanting to explain this mystery along with them and wanting to understand these horrible events. I mean it is shocking and you want to know who, what, how, WHY.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Police brutality, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

traumaqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit