Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

279 reviews

taitestrasner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

i really don’t know how to feel. SUCH a page turner, it was so hard for me to put this down, & when i did, i couldn’t stop thinking about it. my faults with this book, though, are that i feel like it was too gruesome. i feel like 50+ pages of disgusting, gory details could’ve been left out and we still would have gotten the same story. it was a LOT and personally a heavy read for me. i LOVE crime/mystery/murder books, but at some points this was a really hard read for me. other than that, i loved the story! so insane, some of the plot twists had be audibly screaming through out the whole chapter. if you can handle gore, this is definitely for you!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Infidelity

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

tmlong'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

4.5

A super solid thriller/mystery that I couldn’t put down. Super messed up and gory (many TW) but I enjoyed it. The second half was a little bit predictable but still kept me incredibly engaged & wanting to see what happened. Claire got on my nerves a little bit (why are you putting on makeup when there are *much* more important things to be doing…?) but overall a really good read that kicked me out of a reading slump & is just what I’m looking for in this genre!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

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

bee_isreading's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Stalking, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

catieanason's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Such a dark disturbing book. A few parts a skipped past due to the details of harm written about. I wasn’t expecting any of the plots twists (but also was just going with the flow with 0 expectations with this book).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Sexual violence

taige's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Vomit, Torture, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Gore, Abandonment, Body shaming, Trafficking, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Rape

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

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really only taking away a star due to a the sometimes graphic SA/gore which was difficult to read. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book! There were moments that made me gasp out loud and I was on the edge of my seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Body horror, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, and Fatphobia

katiearcher's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Pretty Girls is an intense whirlwind of a ride. This is one of the few audiobooks to grab my attention at the very beginning and hold it all the way through. I couldn’t put it down. There were moments that had me at the edge of my seat and others that had me sobbing. My one criticism is just the intensity of some of the material. This is not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident