Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

98 reviews

thedanidavis's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

mostlybees's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I have seen this book on multiple must-read lists, and my hair stylist recommended it to me. I assumed it would be a run-of-the-mill thriller, I was very wrong. This book is pretty gruesome (I'm typically a horror reader, so keep in mind that this may be too gruesome for some). 

The writing was easy to follow and engaging, but I agree with other reviews that the chapters needed to be shorter. It's a 600-something page book, and some chapters are 30+ pages. 

The MC was definitely a bit annoying and was a pretty typical wealthy house wife. I saw some plot twists coming, but they didn't play out exactly how I thought. I will definitely read more thrillers by this author.

If you are not interested in reading about some topics, please find a TW list for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Stalking

jo_loves_books's review against another edition

This book was pretty slow and there were a lot of graphic and disturbing details that made this book not for me. Read the trigger warning before picking it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Kidnapping, Body horror, Gore, and Rape

shoffman1'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Drug use, Addiction, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

kaybs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Blood, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child death, Rape, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Great book, pretty graphic descriptions that happened to other people, not book characters.

julia_kathleen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Vomit, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Dementia, Cursing, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

edithbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

aclonick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Torture

brittany684's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Gaslighting, Rape, and Kidnapping

tayken's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Infidelity, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Death, and Gore