Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

503 reviews

pazb85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

rachelbigham's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ahopson's review against another edition

It was an audiobook and I got through chapter 2 and I was done. I couldn’t get into the way the main characters described other women they interacted with. The characters felt extremely shallow and self absorbed and it just kind of turned me off of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sassyyabby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, and Drug use

quewsia10's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Omg! This is my first DARK thriller and my goodness was it indeed that. Definitely, definitely had me on my edge of my seat but also squirming ALOT. I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I brought this book, a deer in headlights that's for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

igroswell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

So, to me, this was everything I want in a thriller. Never knew where it was going, plot twist after plot twist that I couldn’t predict. Absolutely fabulous writing. I loved the way the author described things, it really helped you picture what was going on. There are heavy themes in this book, and some of it very graphic. I definitely recommend reading the content warnings before starting it, but if you are okay with the content and love mysteries/thrillers, you’ll love this. It also presents strong female characters which I always love to see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Dementia

crystalhart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tjsayler's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

More graphic than I was expecting. Suspenseful and disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Stalking

nmstacey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Stalking