Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

131 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

katrinaburch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

Holy crap what did I just read?! The rest of Ms. Slaughter's books that I've read were great but this one?  Not so much. The mystery/suspense part of it were great and especially the big twist halfway through but were the graphic details of the violence really necessary? Absolutely not and after a while it really turned me off towards the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

taylorjenks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Unsettling and terrifying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

afreeby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Suicide, Trafficking, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence

ljkruz's review against another edition

Too dark and disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

samsaindon's review against another edition

i realized im not into body horror at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Infidelity, Suicide, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

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

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

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

kaceylc's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Torture