Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

80 reviews

juranem's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

makeitsewquiltco's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Make sure you check the trigger warnings! This book is dark, but so well written. The repetition and language used absolutely pulled me in. The storytelling was masterful, but at times it was so hard to listen to. The story was well told and the characters were beautifully flawed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Abortion

Minor: Transphobia

mckenzieolson's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Excrement, Alcohol

clarklyn's review against another edition

3.75

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

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Hard to read due to some content but it kept me hooked until the end. There were some parts where it was hard to follow but I figured it out in the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

christianaskaar's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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The more I think about this book, the more irritated I become.  The motivations of the characters are just absurd.  I realize everyone processes trauma in their own way, but none of the people in this book behaved in a believable manner.

I’ve read almost all of Karin Slaughter’s books, and this is by far one of the worst ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder

mhillebrenner's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Infertility

Minor: Homophobia

_pauline's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

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captivating, heartbreaking, disgusting, very graphic, a little predictable at times (

judith pinkman

) but with lots of shocking & surprising moments; I feel like it could’ve been shortened, esp repeating the same horrible scene like that seemed unnecessary, even though part of it was different each time.
definitely check the content warnings before reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Transphobia

mookayla's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: No

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This book is SO far outside of my usual reading material (not a Romance? Am I okay???). The mood reader in me had me picking this one up because I kept hearing that it was "like Law & Order:SVU", which I do agree- the vibe is the similar; but it definitely took me by surprise just how gorey and in depth it went into certain parts (I'll have an optional TW list below). It was overall a really great read though- It kept me on the edge of my seat and dying to read more! Even though I totally saw that ending coming.. I'm really glad I branched out a bit further in my reading, and can definitely see myself reading more Thrillers in the future! ♡

If You Liked That, Read This:
• Criminal Minds 
• Law & Order: SVU|Organized Crime
• Where the Crawdads Sing
• I Am the Night 

Tropes/Vibes:
• What the Fuck Am I Reading⁉️
• What Just Happened❓
• Sisterly Love Tho 💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Transphobia

lmaluise's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

cjones12's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great story! Typical Karin-super violent and descriptive so go in with caution. However with how intense the book started it really got longish in the middle. It kept my attention the whole time but I think the pacing could have been better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness, Transphobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion