Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

171 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

chaz_dance's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

chatema's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Owe the twist and turns in this book. But it is very triggering. Need a disclaimer on this book. Because the abuse in this book pisses me off. Along with the sex crimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

tralahaie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I listened to the audio version and the narrator was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ihannahstone's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, and Murder

jenaleehjanes's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

bcatt84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

camalamm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

c8_grace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

swankystitch's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Definitely check the trigger warnings before you pick this one up. If it’s a trigger, it’s probably in here. 
That being said, I gave this book 4.25 stars, and it had my biggest triggers in it; SA, rape, and pedophiles. 
The witty back and forth between our 2 main characters was funny and helped me smile and giggle throughout this incredibly dark book. 
I loved how it covered feelings of grief, guilt, revenge, and love. 

I’m not great at writing reviews but this was a good one. 
I just wish we got more from Kelly and her story line. The ending felt rushed and most of the last chapter felt more like an epilogue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Mass/school shootings