A review by powerpuffgoat
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

In a nutshell, this book was a "no" for me. I am not a stranger to gore or violence in literature, but in this book the violence didn't have any other purpose than to disgust the reader. It was also repetitive, going over the same gory details several times at different points in the book, which... unnecessary, okay?

Then there's the main character. I just couldn't sympathise with her at all because she was utterly incompetent and unlikeable. And by incompetent, I don't mean she didn't act rational in a scary scenario. No, this woman forgot that the car needs fuel/charge to be able to drive. Basically, most of the novel other characters are solving her problems for her. It was the most frustrating thing!

There was a twist I didn't see coming midway through the book, but sadly that didn't redeem this novel.