Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

59 reviews

dfram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

perfection! this book was insane, it made me feel so many different things. i was engaged from the beginning until the last sentence. i enjoyed the relationships and dynamics between the characters. the plot wasn’t overly predictable which i liked. the story is very well written and i’m gonna recommended to others the same way my friend kellen recommended it to me!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

aclancy974's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I was definitely hooked by the plot, writing style was not for me l, things felt predictable, and it was often way more graphic than I’m used to in psych thrillers. And Claire got on my nerves but we all need one character that annoys us so that’s alright

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

rylee_marcoux's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Misogyny, and Murder

nik1027's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Blood, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit and Mental illness

haleybre's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicide, Blood, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

kaleabrown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Vomit, Suicide, Torture, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Grief, Gore, and Violence

savvynurse13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Addiction, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Death, and Alcoholism

sjades's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Violence, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Child death, Drug abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gore, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

cma048's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

Very dark, but fast paced. Relatively predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Gore, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Death

fkshg8465'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

4.0

I can’t decide how to rate this book. It includes some of the most disgusting and depraved ways a person can possibly think. It’s so dark. I didn’t realize how awful it was going to be until it was too late. The only reason I was able to keep reading was because the two women at the center were worthy of rooting for. Ultimately, it’s a four instead of a five for me because there were parts that were too unbelievable and too sadistic, and I don’t ever want to be mistaken as condoning violence against women for any reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Fatphobia, Dementia, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Rape