Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

22 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

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

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

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

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

aternes13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

maxx_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia

paeten_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying, Transphobia, Medical content, and Abortion

insanebookperson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail