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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

56 reviews

lorepanda'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Classism

pernillelsk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Stalking

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

whats_miranda_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

4.0

First Karin Slaughter read! I was also delighted to discover this was mad into a show on Netflix. I’ll def be reading more of her books. Im interested to see where the second book in this series goes. 

This book is pretty violent and descriptive of gory scenes, so if you’re sensitive to topics I don’t suggest reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Transphobia, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

jerica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

This is my first time reading this author, and it seems like fans of hers find this book somewhat disappointing and boring. I, however, was not at all disappointed or bored (and am slightly concerned for those who were bored while reading this).

There is an immense amount of detail, creativity, and care that went into writing this book. The only things keeping it from a 5-star rating are 1) there was one detail I read that didn't make sense and wasn't addressed again and 2) Andy and Laura made some really dumb decisions that made me want to scream. These decisions make the characters human though. We all say stupid things and make mistakes that, in hindsight, we should have known would backfire. Although it wasn't terribly easy to relate to the characters in many ways due to the unique storyline, they were very well-developed. 

I am usually someone who can predict everything that will happen. While I did predict quite a few things in this book, there was one point where my jaw literally fell open and I verbalized my disbelief aloud. I think that a majority of readers will find this story to be a rollercoaster with surprises at every turn! I also appreciated that, although this book addresses very dark topics, it does so in a way that (at least for me) does not create a trauma reaction for the reader. 

As usual, my review is an aimless rambling. Long story short: I highly recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

s_barrett228's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

hanahf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Rape

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Body shaming and Forced institutionalization

lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Drug abuse, Dementia, and Alcohol