Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

60 reviews

julieannapinto'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence

burkalope's review against another edition

dark sad

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

princessjj14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Death, Blood, Child abuse, and Confinement

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

fkshg8465's review

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

tcrivera12's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death, and Grief

cjones12's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abandonment

jessbuchanan's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

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

maddiebrt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture