Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Genesis by Karin Slaughter

8 reviews

lisettemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Cursing, Confinement, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Drug use, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death, Medical trauma, and Murder

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Self harm

cammaleahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicide, Torture, Eating disorder, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Pregnancy

Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Death, and Sexual violence

graff_fuller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

This book (and series) is NOT for the faint at heart. What happens within this story is truly disgusting.

I love our two protagonists. Faith Mitchell has personal stuff going on...and it is now bleeding into her work life. She's trying to find that life balance, but in the middle of the investigation...it is NOT easy.

Will Trent continues to have his issues with his dyslexia, and he's NOT inclined to ask for help (his issue with giving up control in his life), but this set of murders has truly rattled him. 

The story was VERY hard to read at times. We see how intimately it touches and changes our two protagoinists...and the many others that become involved with this story. Ugh.

Also, the police do NOT come out smelling like roses. Corruptions and incompetence is rife within the police...and it frustrates the GBI and others.

Loved this story. Cannot wait to pick up Broken.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Self harm

theastj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Police brutality

susysstories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Another trilling read by Karin Slaughter. Her books are nasty and gripping, building up tension and leading you to the resolution of the mystery. Though that means the end is never very surprising, the stories are well set up. Hoping

Spoiler

Will and Sara will find their way to each other. It's time for Angie to go, really hate her guts!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Pregnancy, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape

jackbifrost's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Stalking, Death, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Body shaming, Body horror, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Abortion, and Addiction

mikaelajane's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence