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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked how it was a mystery/thriller but also almost historical fiction since it’s set in 1970s Atlanta. I thought the details and storylines would be overwhelming and unnecessary but I thought it all came together in the end, and allowed all the characters to be fully developed. I especially loved the ending!
tense
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:
N/A
Reading this kind of takes time for me since mostly the way of characters thinking here is still somehow relevant in our times. But of course, we are really embracing change, not just passing it by. Karin Slaughter is one of my favorite authors, just because of how she can elaborate on things to the point that it can be uncomfortable. The storyline is good. I see progress; it's not slow-paced, and I really get to know each character and their resolve. Didn't see it coming the plot twist. I really like how the character evolved in the ending. Like yesssss!!!! That's what you get, lol.
I liked it. I expected a different ending, but it wasn't an exciting twist. Loved the cops in the 70's setting of the book, though some of the language, while appropriate and realistic, was difficult to hear.
Set in the 1970s. The main female characters had to work so hard to be accepeted and earn respect in the workplace. Really enjoyed it.
Over the holidays I read Karin Slaughter’s Pretty Girls a gritty mystery that made me think, for the first time, “oof, this needs to come with a trigger warning.” Even so, I enjoyed the mystery that kept me guessing and only got a little draggy in the middle.
I’m still knee-deep in my mystery-phase, y’all. That’s why I picked up Slaughter’s Cop Town. read more
I’m still knee-deep in my mystery-phase, y’all. That’s why I picked up Slaughter’s Cop Town. read more
I love Karin Slaughter, but this was not one of my faves. It was so incredibly grim and depressing throughout. Set in 1970s Atlanta, two female police officers are among those trying to figure out who the serial killer is killing cops. The police force is so incredibly sexist, racist and homophobic, and the book is filled with slurs. The female officers are physically and verbally assaulted and sexually harassed by the male cops every day, and it just depressed the hell out of me. This was not the usual fun read of a psychological thriller (yes, they can be fun to read).
Kept my attention, but not nearly as good as the Will Trent/Sarah books.
This was a quick read, and it was interesting to read about female cops in the South in the 70s, and the changing population in general, but something felt missing that I can’t quite put my finger on.
"The entire world gave men the responsibility for everything in it except for their dicks."
Maybe because it was so long ago, I’d forgotten how virulent the misogyny, racism, and homophobia was in 1974. So I found myself cringing a lot—a whole lot! At one point in the story when one of the women couldn’t rent an apartment because she didn’t have a man who would cosign her credit application, I thought the author must not have done her research properly. But then I googled it. How did I not know this?!!! The Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed in 1974. Until then woman were not given credit without a man’s signature. SMH…in MY lifetime! Even though I’m now incredibly pissed and even though I thought the book was longer than it needed to be, the ending was very satisfying!
Maybe because it was so long ago, I’d forgotten how virulent the misogyny, racism, and homophobia was in 1974. So I found myself cringing a lot—a whole lot! At one point in the story when one of the women couldn’t rent an apartment because she didn’t have a man who would cosign her credit application, I thought the author must not have done her research properly. But then I googled it. How did I not know this?!!! The Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed in 1974. Until then woman were not given credit without a man’s signature. SMH…in MY lifetime! Even though I’m now incredibly pissed and even though I thought the book was longer than it needed to be, the ending was very satisfying!