Reviews tagging 'Rape'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

248 reviews

g_d_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

Too much about masks being put on and taken off. 
Also very cringe whenever I hear the term 'baby' ( i.e. baby lawyer) added to the beginning of a profession. These are adults, not children and it's condescending. 

Other than that, the idea of rhe story was good, but a bit too long. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Rape

knittingtipsy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I should have known better than to read this, as it’s squarely in a genre I personally do not like: crime novels focused on horrific acts of abuse against women and the impact of that on the women’s lives. This isn’t a bad book, it’s just not for me. That said, I did give it 1.5 stars for two of the characters who were truly excellent: the long-suffering and unfailingly loving husband (relatedly: great depiction of a complicated marriage that is still full of love and care), and the elderly, edge-of-dementia veterinarian who dispensed wisdom in the form of animal parables. God, I want a whole novel just of him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

missbabs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Rape, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

alanabie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

2.5

I don't think this was good, I think it was just shocking? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Violence

marselise's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kosmic_owl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Drug abuse

sammy121895's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

I loved this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I never knew what was coming next. The characters are well developed and there were no plot holes(that I noticed).  Dr Jerry is my favorite character ever written. 

Sisters Callie and Leigh have a special bond. When they were teens, they helped each other to cover up a crime. Now, as adults many years later, they are each living very different lives. Callie is a self described junkie who shoots up to cope with her pain. Leigh is a newish lawyer with a husband and teen daughter. Randomly one day, a witness neither of them had previously known saw their crime, comes out of the woodwork and begins playing head games with the sisters. He threatens to expose their crime if they don’t do what he wants. They must figure out how to keep him from exposing them while trying to get out of the terrible mess he has brought about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Rape

haleea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

cried through the last ~50 pages 

i wish she did not include so much about covid and i feel like that plus some other stuff could have been cut out. but overall a very emotional story and good characters (i love u dr. jerry) 

please check trigger warnings for this!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

vani11athri11ax's review against another edition

Sucked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape