A review by katrinaburch
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

Holy crap what did I just read?! The rest of Ms. Slaughter's books that I've read were great but this one?  Not so much. The mystery/suspense part of it were great and especially the big twist halfway through but were the graphic details of the violence really necessary? Absolutely not and after a while it really turned me off towards the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape