Reviews tagging 'Death'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

497 reviews

loudonuts's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

a gruesome story that was ultimately about the bond between sisters. it didn’t exceed my expectations but it was an okay thriller. at the beginning the hyper descriptive violence was shocking and intense, but by the end of it, it felt pretty gratuitous. was the aim to desensitise me, or was it just bad at keeping me engaged? unfortunately i’m not sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Stalking, Gaslighting, Death, Torture, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Infidelity, Addiction, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

emleeaustin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Misogyny

livsreadingadventure's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

jessbslide's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Tough content for sure but so well-written with surprising twists it kept me going, like every Slaughter book I have read.  The sister bond and the descriptions of place and frame of mind were strong. Definitely check trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction

beegster16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

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

love_isa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Murder

allanarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I found the beginning a little slow and I think this book could have been a bit shorter but it was really good. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator’s over pronunciation of “wh” words like why, white, what, etc. drove me INSANE but I recgnoize that’s nitpicky but it did truly effect my listening experience. Also, make sure you read your triggers. This book gets pretty graphic about sexual violence, murder, and deceased bodies so if you’re sensitive to those things proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

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

uncouthsibyl's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.0

way way too much sexual violence and torture no thanks

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Blood, Sexual violence, Stalking, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Child death, and Violence

kind of wish i hadn’t read