Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

166 reviews

atrinh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Very intense and graphic, trigger warnings include miscarriage, violent sexual assault, murder, gun violence, school shooting. The pacing felt off/lost momentum in some parts where certain sections were retold from different POVs but otherwise was a gripping read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

hannapm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

duckdog's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder

christina85's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hauntedhexgirll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really liked both sisters in this story, they felt real and the story definitely kept me interested. I wanted to know what happened, one twist I didn’t see coming until right as it was about to happen and the other I called quite awhile before the reveal but I don’t necessarily see that as a negative. 

My biggest compliant is that I kept having to read things over and over, like I enjoyed reading from both sister’s experiences of what happened but too much was repeated. I didn’t want to read the whole scene twice - it could’ve been shortened. And some of the details about like Samantha’s house and cat and swimming routine could’ve been left out as it was repeated too and made me want to skim it instead of read it. 

I really liked Ben’s character and even Rusty was entertaining and the complicated but loving relationship between the family seemed real. 

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Content Warnings

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

melosamatic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

shellbell31's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

ladyarizel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Death of parent

daniellelorentz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

I really enjoyed this, but I just wish some story lines had been more fleshed out at the end. The ending was a little abrupt and hard to follow, and some of the resolutions I really wanted to see happened “off screen” and we just saw the after effects. Other than that, it was very engaging and powerful, and I liked it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings