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A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

12 reviews

buradimari's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Too many sentences start with she and the ending seemed like it skipped something abruptly.  In other books, I expect a jump to down the road in the future, it feels like the right place.  In this book, it didn't feel like the right place.  It felt like I missed something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Self harm, Transphobia, Excrement, Car accident, and Abortion

deaundrice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

alliluh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

so many tws here; but the characterization was incredible. such an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

lgottfredson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

ladyinverse's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Karin Slaughter hits it out of the park yet again. the grief in this book is so visceral it hurts and is relatable. I found myself having to pause to cry and gather myself and then go back in.

I did this on audiobook but I'm pretty certain if I see it at my book store I'm buying it so I can read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs and Transphobia

bdlin101's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Karin!!! The twists had me gasping!!! I was so upset lol. I couldn’t stop reading (listening). The narrator on this is also great. This has so many layers but they were expertly woven. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Racial slurs, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Racism

This book, while wonderful, does contain a very graphic and detailed description of a rape. I didn’t check the content warnings first, and it caught me off guard.

kariereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

karin slaughter continues to be very hit or miss for me, but there’s just something about her writing that keeps me coming back to her books… unfortunately this one ended up just being okay for me, it felt like it dragged a lot & was longer than it needed to be.

I feel like the flashbacks were repetitive & could’ve been done in a different way. I also wasn’t completely blown away by the twist at the end :/ I think my favorite part about this book would definitely have to be the Quinn family dynamic & Rusty! also Ben was such a great character & all I could think was he deserved better lol. i also really enjoyed Sam as a character & appreciated the representation of someone who has disabilities.

also, make sure to read your trigger warnings… I went in blind & didn’t realize some of the story revolves around a school shooting & that is always very hard & triggering for me to read. 

on to the next one!</spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide attempt

miralute's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

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

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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

yennifer's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, and Murder