Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Triptych by Karin Slaughter

12 reviews

peachani's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Gore, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, and Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent, Bullying, Gun violence, Abortion, War, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Alcohol, Self harm, Cancer, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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? No

4.0

I had watched some of the TV series based on these books first, so I was a little confused by one of the TV series regulars and who he is in this first book. Other than that, I can imagine the characters as cast in the show, and this first book is so much more than the show itself. I think I’m going to enjoy finishing those series by book. For new readers, be forewarned there are a lot of triggers in the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark 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: Misogyny, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Body horror

hambo221's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Nothing like the show. Star rating for the craftiness of the author. Well-written, twisty, drawing you in. A lot of content that's activating for me so I ended up skipping a lot and eventually just to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

deathdayparty's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

📚💭Reminds me of Red Dragon or Postmortem. 
🛍️ Loaned from HB.

This is my first Karin Slaughter book. I didn't really know what to expect, but knew that she is insanely popular and Will Trent recently came on ABC. Slaughter does something that many true crime writers try, but few are successful. Throughout the book, she allows countless threads to stray and yet in the final pages she still finds a way to wrap everything up neatly. It's very impressive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abandonment

katiea714's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Abandonment, Murder, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Torture, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Cancer, Dementia, Excrement, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Torture, and Confinement

possibilityleft's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Body horror, Mental illness, Death of parent, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Racism, Trafficking, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Classism, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cancer, Addiction, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Torture, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Adult/minor relationship

aditya_k's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book starts of really well, and you wont be able to see it coming, and as the story moves on it talk about the life of main character in between, gets somewhat repetitive and ends with a easy predictable plot.
That doesn't mean its bad book, just the that opening was just too god damn good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Gun violence