Reviews

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

martjo's review against another edition

4.0

~4.5 stars~
Wow. I have never read anything by this author before but you can bet your ass I’m going to read more of her work. This book came out of the gates swinging. There was a “whoa” moment in the very first chapter and a “gasp” moment (Yes, it literally made me gasp out loud) towards the end of the book when a revelation was made. One that I did not see coming.

The subject matter of this book is very heavy. You feel the pain and rage of the characters and each character grips you from the very beginning. The dry humor of the characters offers a nice balance to the heaviness of the story. I think what I loved most about this book was how the multiple “stories” within the book were skillfully woven together. As a reader, you wanted to unravel each mystery and find out what actually happened. Which was a recurring thought in my head- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. I NEED TO KNOW.

This book is definitely a page turner. So in conclusion, go read this book. DO IT.

hizlay's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

bnbisch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This is one of my favorites this year but I admit I got a little lost in the first twist. I thought this was one of the more accurate representations of lawyers I’ve read AND an accurate representation of disability. I definitely saw the final twist coming and I feel like things got wrapped up a little to cleanly but overall very enjoyable and I’ll probably even re-read in a few years. 

kailey99's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A

3.0

fleabag111's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

sherliinp's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

I enjoyed it but, in my opinion it didn’t feel like a thriller until I was like 80% in. A lot of things happened in the span of two days that in real life, wouldn’t have occurred that fast. This is my first book by her, and was not disappointed tbh, I just expected it to be more suspenseful.

ellieengel's review against another edition

3.0

Fell asleep after finishing this last night so i couldn’t write my review BUT all i’ve heard is how brutal karin’s books are and that beginning was definitely a lot… and other parts ofc. i felt like the story kinda dragged but i mean the plot twist was pretty good. i do wanna read more of her books now tho!

bonniejean53's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

steffany9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.25

jennk_00's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25