Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

33 reviews

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Addiction, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Misogyny, Body shaming, Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Gaslighting

bcashatt's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book hits the ground RUNNING and it doesn’t stop until the last page. It is intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Addiction, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Fatphobia

zoedonn's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.5

So so graphic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Check your trigger warnings before your read this book. It was hard to get through.

awhitson's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

This is a very dark read, but a well written mystery. It probably could’ve been shorter. The audio book includes a short story that I haven’t finished listening to yet, so it looks like the book is 20 hours, but it’s actually a couple less. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

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

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

aclancy974's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I was definitely hooked by the plot, writing style was not for me l, things felt predictable, and it was often way more graphic than I’m used to in psych thrillers. And Claire got on my nerves but we all need one character that annoys us so that’s alright

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

k3llyb3lly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It gets tough to read towards the end.
 Prepare yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely gut wrenching story. Heartbreaking and mysterious that made me have to know what happened next. It’s heavy so take the time to process it and take care of your mental health but for those who love dark gory thrillers, it is perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Body shaming, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

mapereztalavera's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The events narrated are violent and disturbing, with multiple trigger warnings (violence, sexual assault, murder, addiction, corruption, kidnapping…).

The book is well-written and well-structured, featuring an effective plot twist. However, I found it repetitive at times, particularly in detailing characters’ personal traits and emotions, as well as certain parts of the story. Despite this, the author successfully maintains tension throughout the book, and the plot proves solid enough to surpass predictability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Abandonment