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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

30 reviews

cheyhemeyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

froggybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

it started off strong then just got meh. the chapters were so long and just some of it was so predictable and drawn out like let me have some of the guesswork here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Outing, and Classism

abbs15norm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

_chelseachelsea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this one. It’s been a while since I read a thriller with great PACING (so many lately have felt endlessly slow) and Pieces of Her hits a real sweet-spot. Slaughter manages to balance the tone of both timelines quite well, so neither feels boring or arduous. Tense, darkly funny, and exciting enough to make me want to seek out more of her novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fbzreadswhatever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Dementia, and Outing

msvernier's review

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

jesscoast's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This is my second Karen Slaughter book and I can say with confidence that if you want a complicated, twisted plot that goes all the way to the top, she's got you.

This story has it all - conspiracy, cults, cons, corruption. It starts with a bang and just keeps unraveling into spirals of back story with very long threads. It didn't lose me with too many characters or double agents though. A clear storyline unfolds and a bigger picture is drawn, and that's the skill Slaughter has mastered. 

As with Pretty Girls, I love how the female driven plots drag the women through hell and back to find out what will happen. They're all problem solvers, independent, fierce, and not without their own issues. By not playing into tropes, Slaughter keeps surprises hidden up her sleeve for those who underestimate her characters or think anyone can't turn their life around and reinvent themselves completely. The main character, Andy, was by far the least interesting character however. I won't remember her for long but I'll keep Laura and Clara and Paula in my mind.

The book is a lot to digest and I won't say that she's a genius at dialogue or being concise, but to me it's worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Rape

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This gritty thriller was worth staying up late into the night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

klitanightfuryreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It’s not a bad hook, just was not it for me. It moves back and forth between the past and present - the past was definitely more interesting than the future which made it much more slower and tedious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

brinoverbooked's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy