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A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

9 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

lindsayvale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ladyarizel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Death of parent

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

lauraeerika's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

FIRST FIVE STAR READ OF THE YEAR and i think this might be my favorite read from thriller/mystery genre, the fucking writing style, the characters, the relationship between the sisters and the dad omfg i have wayyy to many emotions to write a full review so this is mostly rambling, this my first book by karin slaughter and she didn’t disappoint, her writing make it seem like they are real, real human beings experiencing this tragedy, i honestly might go cry after finishing this review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pedophilia

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

itssandhya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Vomit, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings

heatherdavies's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

There were really graphic pieces in this story, please review content earnings before reading. My god, did she seem to add anything you could think would be a trigger in this book. But it wasnt the entire time, from about midway to the last half the story seemed to plateau and become about the sisters relationship. It felt like the Kelly Wilson story was side stepped and not an urgent thought anymore. I began running out of pages and thinking how in the hell will she wrap this up? And then she did but it felt too quick, almost rushed, like she was only allowed 500 pages from her editor or something.

All that aside I did enjoy the story especially the first half, if you're into mystery and are familiar with her work you will definitely enjoy. Still cautioning due to the graphic depictions of violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Vomit

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry