Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

51 reviews

atrinh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Very intense and graphic, trigger warnings include miscarriage, violent sexual assault, murder, gun violence, school shooting. The pacing felt off/lost momentum in some parts where certain sections were retold from different POVs but otherwise was a gripping read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

hannapm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

kat_rowlen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Definitely check trigger warnings! This book was good with an unpredictable twist. It drug in some spots and the chapters were too long for my preference, but I still flew through this book. I was hesitant to pick it up since Pretty Girls by the same author was such a let down, but this book did not disappoint. Again, check trigger warnings before reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

abeth380's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Abortion

harpyd'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not my typical genre, I often shy away from crime/mystery novels as I don’t always enjoy the writing enough, but this definitely surprised me! I listened to the audiobook rather than reading a physical copy, and I think that it was read in a very captivating way as well. I was struggling a little to follow what was happening in the beginning, with a flashback scene opening the book, and then jumping 28 years later, but I was quite quickly immersed in the story. Many layers of complexity throughout. The development of the characters throughout the story was fantastic, and the slowly unfurling mystery definitely surprised me at times. I was sucker punched by the adjacent plot about three quarters of the way through, absolutely gut wrenching and took me by surprise! There’s lots to unpack here, and I might come back and write something a bit more cohesive about my thoughts. Overall very very enjoyable, even for non-mystery/ crime readers like me. Please check CW and TW, there’s quite a bit here that many may find upsetting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tallhousecookies's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Abortion

summerspence's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Vomit