Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

74 reviews

tayl_or24's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

bookcucumber's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lud01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Livro bem pesado e descritivo, da bastante agonia tantos detalhes 
mas a história é interessante principalmente quando se pensa que é possível algo similar a isso estar acontecendo agora em algum lugar (ou alguns lugares) do mundo; gostei das críticas do livro e a leitura do diário do sam foi muito emocionante 

infelizmente tiveram alguns “furos” talvez, tipo a claire facilmente decifrar todas as senhas do paul, principalmente para algo desse nível que exigiria além de uma senha para esconder eu imagino e tal informação relevante estar no pendrive que ele deu a ela, não sei se perdi essa explicação, do pq só ter no pendrive e pq ter dado a ela, mas não faz sentido para mim
tiveram vários plots e momentos surpreendentes, o que achei muito bom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

bookmarked_byhan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ksuppes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

rene_reads02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I feel like this is the best thriller I’ve read in a while. Like a thriller that actually had twists and turns. This would make a great movie! A times the main character made me mad, but it was forgivable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

felixmarauder's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This one was rough. The story was engaging and I wanted to keep reading; while at the same time I never wanted to pick it up again. The violence was too much for me and there are some images that will haunt me for a long while. I would have enjoyed this book more if the focus had been more on the mystery aspect, and less on the SA descriptions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

rahni_a's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

ashleyc78's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

No redeeming purpose to this book but to describe violence against women and pornography

the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked the underlying theme of female strength and I very much understood the feelings of being lied to and manipulated. Wondering who you could trust. 

There are some very intense descriptions of abuse. FYI if that is a trigger or trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Blood