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A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

42 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

paradiseflowens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Vomit

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

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

tayreads10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I loved this book despite the many trigger warnings it comes with. She has such a way with words that has you feeling like you're right there. You picture the scenes and even the smells. Quite a few you wish you didn't picture because of how disturbing they are. Sam, Charlie, Rusty, and Gamma will live rent free in my mind. I went through so many emotions during this book and cried a few times. This is definitely a rollercoaster with twists and turns I didn't see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mutantfoodie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This was a great mystery! Very dark though. No one with a weak stomach should read. Not torture "corn", but very descriptive in the spots it needed it. Nothing was said for the sake of saying it. The heart of this story is a family, specifically sisters and their relationship. Great twists. Some obvious, some not. I would recommend this to anyone that likes a little dark mystery. 

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS. 

<The book opens with sisters Samantha, 15, and Charlotte, 13, practicing a relay race in their yard. Their mom is inside. They are expecting their dad who is a defense attorney at any time. The girls go in to prepare for dinner and two masks men show up. Through the ordeal, the mom is murdered, Sam is shot in the head and buried alive, and we think Charlotte runs away to the neighbors house and gets help.
It then flashforwards 28 years. Sam is a parent lawyer in New York. Charlie is a defense attorney in their home town. Sam has lost her husband to cancer. Charlie is having a rough time in her marriage. The girls have not spoken in years. Charlie has to go to the middle school to get her phone from a one night stand when a school shooting occurs. 
The rest of the book is trying to figure out what really happened in the school, how these people are intertwined with what happened to the girls years ago, and fixing the familial relationships.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

blreads15's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.75

Overall a good story to entertain the reader, but…..

Slow, slow start…. I started and had to put it down for three months. Then read for a week and down again for two months. I’m not sure why I didn’t DNF this book but in the end I did enjoy it once it picked up. In two weeks time I went from having read 8% of the book to almost 85% of the book read. 

The chapters were looonnnng… so long that at times it seemed like there would never be a break.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Transphobia, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

bruot7zo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Murder