Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

54 reviews

elleyvette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gore, Child abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship

normandie77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Stalking

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Rape, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

kosmic_owl'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Drug abuse

cardanrry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Body horror, Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, Blood, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Drug use, Drug abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

edithbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

melissa_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

 As always with Slaughter's books, please check TWs before reading - Slaughter never pulls any punches in her books, and this was no exception.

I think I might officially be a Karin Slaughter fan - at this point I'd read anything from her. This was probably one of my new favourites - it twisted and turned and kept me guessing, while still staying n the realm of possible. I love how Slaughter writes sisters - Leigh and Calli were great characters, and I just loved their relationship.

Slaughter's works are definitely dark and violent, but it rarely feels gratuitous (although it sometimes veers in that direction), and I think that's a huge part of her style and why she stands out among so many thriller writers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse

mrsmishler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This made me laugh. It made me angry. It was gut wrenchingly real and portrayed guilt and addiction in a way that left me speechless. Twisty turny, gruesome, and so so heartbreaking, this book gets a solid 5 from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Gore, Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Classism, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia