Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

15 reviews

mamabex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My first Karin Slaughter book and I really enjoyed it even though the topics are tough! I also guessed the two big twists a mile away, but still enjoyed the journey of confirming my suspicions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

brewednerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The story was well written and a fun listen. I did dislike the reuse of scenes (to add on when remembering things) as it felt like lazy writing. Made me think I accidentally rewinded when I didn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infertility and Abortion

kesteiner's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I unfortunately was not as engaged with this book as I was hoping to be. I found the characters to be a bit bland and I thought the plot was a bit predictable and the ending felt very out of character to me, so I felt a bit lost when I finished the novel. This is by no means a bad book though, because overall I still enjoyed it!! When I got to

Sam's POV

I started to get into it more since I enjoyed seeing the fallout of the past crime in a new light and each new bit of truth about that night brought me in into the story a bit more. I also just really like how Karin Slaughter writes and how she builds suspense in her stories. This was still a good book overall, but unfortunately I just don't forsee it sticking with me the way that my first Karin Slaughter book, Pretty Girls, has. It felt like it didn't have as much to say and it just didn't keep me on the edge of my seat in the same way, which ultimately made The Good Daughter a bit underwhelming :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, and Grief

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emo_ecologist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

There are potential trigger warnings/ spoilers-

there are scenes/descriptions involving rape of a minor, a school shooting, a teacher having an affair with a student, and a violent murder.

Like other Slaughter books I’ve read, this one hits the ground running. It’s definitely not for those with a weak stomach. If you’ve read False Witness and enjoyed it, I highly recommend reading this one too! 

In a fictional city in Northeast Georgia, Slaughter brings a prodigal daughter home to her estranged father and sister after a tragedy rocks the town. This happens 28 years after the family survived a tragedy of their own, which lead to the murder of mother and matriarch, Gamma. 

Young and intellectually challenged Kelly is charged with the crime, and Rusty Quinn steps up and takes her case, until he lands in the hospital. This leaves his lawyer daughters, Sam and Charlie, with the help of Charlie’s estranged husband Ben, to put together what really happened with Kelly that day. 

As the family tries to put together what happened, they are badgered by and townspeople, all of whom are certain that Kelly is guilty of this sorrowful crime. This drudges up memories of past events, and they have to figure out how to avoid danger and work together to heal old wounds in order to figure out what really happened. 

There are gruesome descriptions of what happened to people during crimes committed in this book. It’s not for the faint of heart. 

Living with seeing these things takes a toll on a person. It marks your soul.  Sometimes, you get stuck and hyper focus on the worst things that ever happened to you. The story of Charlie and Sam shows how living with these things and keeping terrible things a secret can affect our mental and physical wellbeing- it’s not healthy! If you’ve experienced trauma, please get help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Transphobia

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

macyplier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

himpersonal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

She’s had better books than this. Main characters were easy to sympathize with, but they were still hard to like. Too many layers of story going on at once, and the whole thing that kicked it off was so disgusting. Unfortunately, that first scene got revisited three more times, and it got worse each time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

heamarhar'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Karin Slaughter is a sacred name in my household. Always excellent, gripping, horrific, human storytelling. This had me laughing, crying, and trying not to vomit from the gorier details all in one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia

abbeycadabra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism