A review by _chelseachelsea
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one. It’s been a while since I read a thriller with great PACING (so many lately have felt endlessly slow) and Pieces of Her hits a real sweet-spot. Slaughter manages to balance the tone of both timelines quite well, so neither feels boring or arduous. Tense, darkly funny, and exciting enough to make me want to seek out more of her novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, and Violence