Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter

3 reviews

nadia_ndco's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Violence, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I want to like Angie. Heels like the right thing to do. She’s too damaged though, because she is too hurt and hurts everyone else to show it. Maybe the next is the book where she starts to claim her redemption. Then again…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Addiction, Stalking, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Rape