Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Boa Filha by Karin Slaughter

78 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

tralahaie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I listened to the audio version and the narrator was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

jenaleehjanes's review against another edition

challenging dark 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: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

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

theycallmerash's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Pedophilia, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

emily_rivera's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

Minor: Grief

malloryalder's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

kesteiner's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I unfortunately was not as engaged with this book as I was hoping to be. I found the characters to be a bit bland and I thought the plot was a bit predictable and the ending felt very out of character to me, so I felt a bit lost when I finished the novel. This is by no means a bad book though, because overall I still enjoyed it!! When I got to

Sam's POV

I started to get into it more since I enjoyed seeing the fallout of the past crime in a new light and each new bit of truth about that night brought me in into the story a bit more. I also just really like how Karin Slaughter writes and how she builds suspense in her stories. This was still a good book overall, but unfortunately I just don't forsee it sticking with me the way that my first Karin Slaughter book, Pretty Girls, has. It felt like it didn't have as much to say and it just didn't keep me on the edge of my seat in the same way, which ultimately made The Good Daughter a bit underwhelming :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, and Grief

aurora_because's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide 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