A review by kat_rowlen
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

2.5

Nothing happens for the first 65% of the book except for unnecessary graphic scenes. I felt like several things were added purely for shock value and did little for the story. The ending is satisfying which was nice, but the twist came out of left field, and was never really explained well. If you’re considering this book because you’ve seen it all over TikTok I recommend passing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence