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A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter

9 reviews

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Child death, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Gun violence

megemadness's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, and Confinement

rebeccadiv's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love Karin Slaughter and the Grant County series so far, this one just felt more all over the place than the previous two, and her other work. Also, Lena needs to catch a break, this poor woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Police brutality

espressoreader's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

If Lena is there then everything is going to be done badly and cause huge problems and cost lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Addiction, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infertility, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

krimor's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Slaughter knows how to write a raw and real thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Domestic abuse

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This is the third book in Karin Slaughters Grant County series. I am really enjoying seeing the development of Jeffery, Sara and Lena throughout the series whilst being gripped by the many twists and turns these books always have. Another brilliant crime mystery that didn’t disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Drug abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

spacecaits's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Abortion

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia

susysstories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Definitely a lot going on but this being the third Slaughter book that I read in a row, the horrific crimes are getting a bit too much. As if there can’t be other crimes beside these horrific ones. Also I’m starting to mix up what happened to which character (from the previous books). Everybody’s sister is getting slaughtered, always in the most gruesome ways possible, a lot of blood HAS to be involved, etc. Every book has a couple of details that make me raise my eyebrows if not roll my eyes and I’m still no fan of most of the characters. But they’re still “easy”/fast reads. So yes, I will definitely continue the series (but I am reading other genres in between lol)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Addiction, and Physical abuse