Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

137 reviews

sophiehull95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Dementia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Suicide

skellaaa's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Rape

THIS BOOK IS VERY GRAPHIC AND VIOLENT.

chymase38's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Body horror, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Suicide, Stalking, Gun violence, Confinement, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Rape, Addiction, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

bookmuva's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

I put this book down for months around chapter seven, but once I picked it back up I was hooked. Although it was a bit predictable, there were definitely twists and points caught me off guard. Picked up two more books by the author in hopes they’re similar! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Sexism, Torture, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

daydaybookbay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.25

I rated this book a 6.5 out of 10. The descriptions of torture get to be a bit much at times. I guessed the big twists, but I enjoyed the storyline and the small reveals. The torture content makes me question if I would read it again.

I do not recommend this book if you are triggered at all by: abuse. child abduction, drug abuse, gore, gun violence, murder, parent death, pedophilia, rape, sexual assult, suicide, torture. 

Please be aware that all of these topics and more are focused on at one point or another in this novel.

The characters are well developed and rounded. As a reader, you become invested in both the main characters as well as other characters (the father Sam, and Julia). I felt the pacing was steady and gave the perfect amount of time for buildup and resolution. Slaughter's storytelling is amazing.

Back to this trigger warnings bit. At some point, is this graphic torture for shock value? Kidnapping, torture, rape, and murder of teenagers... I almost stopped reading it. I can see it happening as I'm reading, so to have someone described as being raped by a machete... or the urine waterboarding. nope. Not my thing. Just the ongoing shock-value events in the second half are what knocked the rating down a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Trafficking, Stalking, Classism, Car accident, Cursing, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

etovey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gore

megankriegel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Gun violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

gillzzzo's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

Very gripping. Fast paced. A little bit f-ed up but well written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

kayleighpie's review against another edition

It was alright I guess. Almost halfway through I thought "What could possibly happen next" and realized I was not interested enough to find out. A lot of gore that made me wonder why some women are so obsessed with graphic violence against women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Violence

adeutschmann's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual violence