A review by powerpuffgoat
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

This is the first book I've read by Karin Slaughter, thanks to make recommendations by thriller/crime novel fans. All in all, I enjoyed it, as much as you can enjoy a book featuring death and violence, I guess.

The pace was great - the book pulls you in straight away, and it's filled with either action or mystery throughout. When I started reading it, I expected to get a couple of chapters in, but instead I ended up reading until 2 am. The tension is so high in certain parts of the book, I found myself holding my breath. 

The author clearly doesn't shy away from graphic description of violence, so I would definitely recommend checking trigger warnings. 

The only thing I wasn't a fan of is the "romantic" subplot between one of the main characters and her estranged husband. I thought it was unnecessary, and frankly, quite boring. Annoyingly, this subplot is also framed a bit like a mystery - why did they separate? Whose fault was it? Does he still love her?
In addition, it turns out that the husband who got very upset when his wife (after 9 months of separation) had a one-night stand, had slept with his coworker previously. Multiple times. All because his wife wouldn't let him be on top?


However, relationships between other characters were very well outlined.

Overall, it was a good read, and I'm definiteky puttung more Karin Slaughter books on my TBR!
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