Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The Good Daughter, by Karin Slaughter

84 reviews

arianamaya's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

There was a good amount of tension in the book which did a good job keeping it hooked, i stayed up late into the night reading it. It's interesting how the writer writes about both crimes, however this did give less chance to expand on each one. I'm not quite sure if i like the way the author wrote the end of the story, but it did tie up loose ends. overall a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape, Gore, and Suicide

Minor: Terminal illness and Panic attacks/disorders

calliemgriffith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Definitely check TWs before reading. Very graphic and hard to read at times. Fast-paced. A great balance between crime and character dev.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Police brutality, Abortion, Miscarriage, Bullying, Gun violence, Murder, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

Minor: Medical trauma

mimi_the_great's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This book was very graphic and, at times, hard to read. I should have read the trigger warnings before choosing the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

chandaferguson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This is my first Karin Slaughter novel, and it was quite the experience. Luckily, I knew enough about this author to do some research before jumping into one of her novels, and this was certainly one that warranted that- sexual assault, a school shooting, a series of graphic deaths, explicit threats, and more trigger warnings. However, despite these warnings, the novel still has a high rating and mostly good reviews. I was curious how an author could depict these moments and still have readers enjoying the book overall.

“The Good Daughter” begins with sisters, Charlie and Samantha, and the story of how their family tragically and horribly fell apart. I was immediately getting “To Kill a Mockingbird” déjà vu from the undercurrent themes, characters, and even plot elements, which carried on throughout the novel. However, this lacked the class and subtlety that made that novel so impactful and successful. Then the book expands with a variety of plot threads that come together in the end with some closure, but also leaving room for an obvious sequel. 

What made this stand apart was the shock value that Slaughter has for writing gripping action and suspense. I’ve never had my heart race like this while reading before, and though oftentimes it was for the horror of the threats in the story, it also had an impact that gave me insight into those who love these dark stories, but for me, the darkness was overwhelming, which made me dislike it overall. I personally love thrillers that allude to the darker elements of the story, but don’t explicitly articulate them, and I think for this one to have *SPOILER ALERT* murder, violence, and rape, and then immediately a school shooting and the murder of a little girl was emotionally formidable without reason. Every time I began settling into the novel, Slaughter would add another disturbing or traumatic moment to layer the suspense with impact, and I’d remember again how this was more difficult than enjoyable to read. It was unnecessarily detailed with gory, vulgar and distressing moments, and for those reasons, I also don’t think this is a book I would recommend or a series I’ll continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

ahudd's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion

shawnna_reads2's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Abortion

ahale047's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Miscarriage, Abortion, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

nicky_m98's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Gun violence, and Death

abbeycadabra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

dany_westfall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Le pongo 3 estrellas solo porque lo sentí muy largo, pero me gustó bastante, esta autora siempre de deja con la intriga y no te esperas esos giros, fue un audiolibro, entonces para mi fue más impactante ya que no podía solo parar de leer, escuchar las descripciones de lo que les pasó fue realmente doloroso y que esto pase en la vida real lo es aún más. 
Sin duda un buen libro, con un muy buen final.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Mass/school shootings