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A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

65 reviews

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This novel was my favorite Karin Slaughter book I’ve read so far. After really enjoying Pretty Girls I picked this up and was surprised when I liked it even more. I think this book has just the right amount of twists and turns, I loved all the main characters (even rusty was enjoyable), the sister’s relationship was complex and interesting and they had a great dynamic. I really have nothing to complain about here except that maybe I would’ve liked a little more time with Kelly. We heard a lot about Kelly through the lenses of other people but didn’t often hear her experiences articulated straight from her. I am now rereading this book and I am caught surprised by all the tiny seeds being planted from the very first chapter that I think would almost be impossible to catch before a second read, I can really appreciate the author’s writing style in that way. Some very effective writing techniques where used to make you feel a certain way about characters  before they were even introduced.

Such as choosing not to bring Rusty into the story until much later because he was often described as an absent father who put work first, and in that way he was even absent to the reader for quite awhile. Or that Sam was treated as if she was dead up until her intro to the story a few chapters in, because to Charlie she might as well have been dead.

I will warn that this story can be graphic at times (though it doesn’t hold a candle to Pretty Girls) but I do think the violence served a purpose in explaining why characters acted the way they did in their adult lives and even gave some insight on relationships between the sisters and parents. 

Like Rusty asking Charlie to lie about being assaulted or how Sam told Charlie she was able to see when she couldn’t to comfort Charlie.

I also really enjoyed the banter between Charlie and Sam, sometimes even Rusty. I think this was a super solid read and has made me excited to work my way through more Karin Slaughter books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Abortion

nicole_cob_reads'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

abbs15norm's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Abortion

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying

daijahsbookworld's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Read for Winterween 2022: book that gives you thrills and chills

I really did enjoy this book because ms. karin knows how to write. there were some parts that were slow and a bit more “boring” which is why it isn’t a full 5 star from me. i also never guess twists and i guessed one of them like halfway through so that hindered my enjoyment a little bit but the other twist had me by the THROAT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Gaslighting

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Abortion

bookswithmari's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

lycheejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Abortion, Alcohol, and War