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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

17 reviews

bookishchaos's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

It had a great start, I was really invested in what was going on but around 60%, the story was becoming quite far fetched and certain characters really got on my nerves. To be honest, I liked the sequel better. Which can be read as a standalone, you don't need to read this one first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault

ahou13's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting

fayevieren's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Homophobia

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Body shaming and Forced institutionalization

tinkerbell01's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

paperbacksandsketchbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

dosxhime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

One of the least brutal (?) of the Slaughter's book, but nonetheless intriguing and suspenseful. 

The novel goes between Jane and Andrea, who tries to discover her mother's true identity that caused her to go on the run. Andrea's growth was refreshing and cathartic to witness as it comes to light in the climax. And Jane's story intertwines with Andrea's backstory well. 

The plot twists were predictable and didn't have the gut punch like Pretty Girls (rip it out of my cold dead hands that this is one of Slaughter's greatest books). However, it was done in a masterful and emotional way that I let it slide. 

I was blind sided when Slaughter released a sequel to this novel so NOW I gotta go and read it. But, I am very excited for what she puts next for Andrea. 

4 /5 B- 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Mental illness and Pedophilia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

Really great, exciting read. Kept me guessing and ended up being a really interesting plot and much more below th surface the more you read.

Towards the end, the authors tone while discussing domestic violence themes was a bit off putting. Though I understand that it was from the perspective of the narrator, it still threw me off. I wish that the main characters talked less about the blame for their own "choices" and more about the incredibly intense manipulation and coercion that lewd to those "choices". Are they really choices at all then?

All in all this was a great read and I will be diving into more of Karin Slaughter's books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Pregnancy

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was decent and I think the speed is what made it a 3.5 for me. It was super dense and hard to capture my attention because the background was so dense and thick. I am very interested to watch the Netflix show because I do believe that it will be easier to watch than to read.

I feel like if trigger/content warnings for Karin Slaughter books was a multiple choice question, the answer would be all of the above.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Dementia, and Pregnancy