Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

27 reviews

egalligan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

Well written with characters I liked. But man oh man was it a hard book to get through. What these characters went through is just awful and really challenging to read about, especially since the writing was so good. Almost too good, I felt I lived through the traumatic events. Some of the worst scenes are revisited/relived multiple times, I almost couldn't take it anymore. Really compelling characters though, which kept me going. Will be looking at more books by this author but not sure I can recommend this particular one given the traumatic plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Infertility, Death, Child death, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Police brutality, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Bullying

Minor: Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

shibaunited's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

starklinqs's review

3.5

I feel like this story started out strong and then fizzled out. The story eventually all comes together, but I felt like it took so long to deal with the Kelly Wilson plot, and the characters dealing with their backstory sometimes felt disjointed. It’s well written and I wanted to know more as I read, but there’s something about it that stopped me from really loving it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit

Minor: Abortion and Infidelity

heamarhar's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Karin Slaughter is a sacred name in my household. Always excellent, gripping, horrific, human storytelling. This had me laughing, crying, and trying not to vomit from the gorier details all in one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Abortion, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Transphobia

insanebookperson's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Vomit

killmoore_'s review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Not a typical Slaughter book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Although there were no big twists throughout, the beginning chapters are in typical Slaughter fashion - fast paced, brutal and gut wrenching. I had to put it down after the first chapter just to digest what had happened. 

This isn't a thriller novel, but i5mt does cover some pretty graphic stuff - make sure to check your trigger warnings before diving in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

bertrandlm's review

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Sexual assault, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Infertility, Bullying, Infidelity, Cancer, and Miscarriage

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

syab13's review

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Self harm, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicide

joey1914's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

shawnna_reads2's review against another edition

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