Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

22 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Not a typical Slaughter book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Although there were no big twists throughout, the beginning chapters are in typical Slaughter fashion - fast paced, brutal and gut wrenching. I had to put it down after the first chapter just to digest what had happened. 

This isn't a thriller novel, but i5mt does cover some pretty graphic stuff - make sure to check your trigger warnings before diving in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

fionaraney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness and Transphobia

joey1914's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

voilajean's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Suicide, Transphobia, and Outing

Minor: Abortion

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

abbs15norm's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Abortion

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Abortion

the_escapist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lycheejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Abortion, Alcohol, and War

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