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A review by frog4earth
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like I absolutely need to start this review off by giving a larger-than-life, HUGE TRIGGER WARNING for this book. I have never felt so haunted by a character’s actions. That being said, Karin Slaughter knows how to write a violent psychopath. She also pays a lot of attention to detail, which I can appreciate. I also appreciate the way she kept the realism with Claire after she finds out what he’s done — the anger, the shock, but also the grieving of who she thought was her husband, and the wishing that it was all just a nightmare in her head. Only thing I didn’t enjoy was that I didn’t feel like I could relate to any of the characters; it felt like they were either too vapid for my taste or just aren’t relatable to me, but that’s ok!
Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Grief, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Addiction