Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

119 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Bullying, Death of parent, and Dementia

1auren's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The only thing keeping this book from being 5 stars for me was the Covid-19 aspect. It had nothing to do with any of the plot and just seemed out of place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia

triple_m's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

This book made me tear up? I wasn’t expecting that haha. Another good book by Karin Slaughter, but definitely doesn’t live up to Pretty Girls or The Good Daughter in my opinion. The book took a really long time for me to get really into it, but once it finally got going I was hooked. Very satisfying ending.

This is the first book I’ve read where I didn’t hate the inclusion of COVID. I still didn’t love it but I think Slaughter incorporated it in ways that made the setting feel more real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence

popcornreading's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Please please checkt CWs on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

chassard's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.5

I liked the little bit at the end where the author explained her choice of time period in this novel. I actually cried reading through it. This collective trauma is still so fresh it was definitely a challenge to be reminded of it throughout this story. I was nervous starting this book because pretty girls was so gruesome, but this one, though still dealing with very disturbing subject matter, had significantly less gore. It was a good story, but didn’t have many shocker moments or twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Rape

rachelsworld's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Rape, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Murder

kheiman1's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

pernillelsk's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Stalking

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

ghostoncamera's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse and Adult/minor relationship