Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

64 reviews

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

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

lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Drug abuse, Dementia, and Alcohol

abzster53's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia

jinx_mars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

dayingst's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Rape

ariannadanyel's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

Overall not my favorite Karin Slaughter book. The two timelines confused me and i struggled to keep up with who was who as there were many characters some of which utilized dual names and were involved in both timelines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

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

drphillgucci's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

ashlynhammer95's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Abortion, and Death of parent