Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

3 reviews

alicenonsense's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

Slaughter has a chronic case of writing "not like other girls" characters. Don't get it twisted though, this is a horror book. A lot of the reviews here seem confused about that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia and Dementia

semeyers's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I am going to open this review with an extra content warning: the descriptions of violence, murder, torture, and rape in this book are numerous and extremely graphic. 90% of it is directed towards women. If any of those triggers or deeply disturbs you, I would skip this book. I was definitely not prepared when I started reading it.

That being said, this is one of the best thrillers I have read in a long time. This was my first time reading a book by Karin Slaughter, but I am going to make a point to pick up others by her. The story takes so many twists and turns, but unlike many thrillers, I found myself right with her at every turn. I tore through this book in less than a day, and though there were times I did feel it was lagging slightly, it wasn't enough to make me lose interest in the plot or in the book as a whole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy