Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

42 reviews

microbemom's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Slavery, Suicide, Body shaming, Drug use, and Pedophilia

hermoine7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was slow at first for me. Certain parts were hard for me to read. I got more into it later in the book. It jumps back and forth from the current time to back in the past. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Murder, and Trafficking

pernillelsk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Gun violence, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, Misogyny, Dementia, Hate crime, Outing, and Rape

Minor: Classism

jasminejjj's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

Good read. Very interesting plot. I was a big fan of the timeline switching back and forth through the decades. Although, Slaughter seems to misremember the 80s as being more like the 50s, it gets a tad laughable at times. And the romance subplot was unnecessary and added very little.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

bmills1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, and Medical trauma

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Second book in the series, but you don’t need to read the first book to understand this one at all. The author left the ending where it could be possible for more to come (fingers crossed) but, this could also easily be an end to the Andrea Oliver story as well. I like the alternating of going from current day to the past. I was really trying to solve it it sooner than I did. But, the story kept me on my toes with enough “twist” to keep you guessing the solution. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.0

Cons: Too many layers of stories running in parallel, but past and present. Also, too many hearts of darkness to chase.

Pros: I like that the sequel chose Andrea as the protagonist. Her mother was great in the first book. I love strong women, so I liked that the writer spread that out between the generations.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Outing, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Drug use, Abandonment, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Violence

liv54kmg's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm

ariaffne's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault

scenic92's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence