Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Na die nacht by Karin Slaughter

7 reviews

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

devanyb21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

mharris4074's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

nikkisbooknook's review against another edition

5.0

I was lucky enough to get an ARC from ~NetGalley and then doubled my luck by winning a paperback ARC from the Publisher via a newsletter competition!

I hadn't read a Will Trent book before but have read other books by the authors.  Then I watched and loved the TV series. Whilst book Will and TV Will do not look alike I still got the same vibe from them (although I must admit I think TV Will is now "my Will" in my head!!!)

Will and Sara are settling into their new engagement but trauma from Sara's past has come back to haunt her via an old case now at trial.  Sara recognises the parallels between Dani's case and her own rape.  Her rapist had gone to jail so why are there so many links between the cases.

Faith is also struggling with motherhood second time around and her fling with an FBI agent isn't the well-kept secret they thought it was!

The storyline is well crafted and the trauma Sara overcame is dealt with realistically and with care.  Whilst the SA scenes are never gratuitous, there may be readers for whom this may be too much to read.  I felt Sara was empathetic and strong and Will was her perfect foil.  Faith is the mistress of multi-tasking and she has done such a good job of raising her son, essentially only with her tribe of LEO family for support.  Yet she still seems so rocked to the core when her son makes a decision on his future.

Strong, powerful, skincrawling, suspenseful.  There were times I cried for the women traumatised, when I wanted to reach into the book and throttle some characters and the utter revulsion for all things "mixer".  I'll eventually get around to reading all the Will Trent books and I know I'm pretty much going to love them all if they are all this good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sbender_1031's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

pterodog's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I like Karin Slaughter's books a lot, and this is another great instalment in the Will Trent series. Slightly slower to start than some of the other books, but still an exciting read with plenty of twists and turns. It did start to feel slightly implausible towards the end, but the stakes are so high with Will and Sara's characters that it seems impossible to have them solve a crime that isn't a little bit unbelievable, and I definitely don't read this series for a completely realistic storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Classism

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Police brutality