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Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

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mysteriesofmar's review against another edition

4.0

i wish i could unlearn things i learned about in this book.

i don't want to say this was predictable because i truly didn't see the twists coming, but it's kind of obvious from the start that everything is connected. this was a little upsetting, but i still bulldozed through this book because i wanted to know all of the details.

this book is really messed up and comes with a whole list of trigger warnings. if i find a good list, i'll update y'all

kazzarreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed this one. The pacing was good with the last quarter of the book really taking off. The dark and gruesome descriptions made me wonder what on earth goes on in the heads of some authors. I would definitely put another Karin Slaughter book on my tbr pile.

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lwuchte's review against another edition

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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

4.5

princessfeliciaa's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.75

too dark for me. hit too close to home as a mother and sister. it was so sad having the pov of the dad

danielavillegas's review against another edition

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dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

Okay, so…

This was HEAVY. Strongly encourage anyone planning on reading this book to read the trigger warnings first. The first chunk of the book was so so gripping. So many plotwists and moments that had me in AWE. Anyhow, it gets a little predictable afterwards and around 70% in I was so ready to just finish the book; felt a little longer than needed.

I loved the mother/daughter relationship in this book! It was very wholesome and I just loved reading their interactions. The ending was also wholesome in the sense of the characters finding closure on such a heavy matter. I also really enjoyed the way the letters by Sam were written, specially the last one.