Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

174 reviews

gracie98buena's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

MASSIVE trigger warnings across the board. this was definitely closer to horror in my opinion. videodrome inspired. bordering on being torture porn itself. still rocked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Trafficking, Excrement, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Torture, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

embattler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Pretty intense themes and actions occur so don’t read if you feel sensitive to those things! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction

ihamburger10's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, and Gore

sandstonelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Gore

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Addiction

trinny's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Blood

nickophanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Addiction

oliviavm8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book! Went in expecting a dark, scary book- got a dark scary book. Characters are SO well developed and you leave feeling extremely connected to them all. The story has so many twists and turns and it was so entertaining to read. Many moments were cringeworthy- which I look for in a horror book- so I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Child death, and Emotional abuse

ashconklin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Addiction, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

amareenicole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

What a heartbreaking book. 
There were mulitple parts that my blood was boiling or my stomach hurt. It was graphic and gruesome. It painted an image I couldn't get out of my head, though I didn't want it there in the first place. 

It was depressing and gut-wrenching. The ending 😭😭 

So well written. The definition of a white knuckle thriller/mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Gore, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual assault

bmitch21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Torture