Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

159 reviews

ash_michelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

madicastle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, Excrement, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Confinement, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Torture

annabananaful's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Confinement

mhorns's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.0

The story was so slow in the first 2/3 of the book that I almost dnf'd it several times. But there was so much hype about it on BookTok, that I felt like I had to stick it out to figure out what all the fuss was about. 

The pace picked up for the last 1/3, but I just felt like the "twists" were super predictable. 

I cared more about the story of the Carrol family way more than the mystery pieces at play.

This us only my second Karin Slaughter book. I liked Girl, Forgotten way more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Gore, and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Drug use

kschaeffer6's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, and Slavery

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, and Drug use

rachelmclmcm's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Rape

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Addiction, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Misogyny, Body shaming, Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Gaslighting

lue_moon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Drew me in and kept me wanting to read until I finished it. It was incredibly graphic at points, which made some parts difficult to read. Highly, highly recommend checking out content warnings before reading (I did not, and probably should have, though not sure even that would have prepared me for how disturbing some of it is). Still, excellently written, with some twists I saw coming and some that I did not. Makes me interested to read other (maybe less graphic) books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Torture, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Dementia, Suicide, and Fatphobia

knitwitte8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This one kept me engaged from early on - which is exactly what I look for in a book. It's graphic and difficult at points, so that's something to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment