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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

10 reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

goblinghost_39's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Drug use, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

zurikittycat's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

jinx_mars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

sparetimebibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This wasn’t the book for me. I genuinely did not care what happened to the characters in this, and it seemed very drawn out. It was hard to keep track of the characters and the book seemed very disjointed to me. The concept was interesting, I just didn’t connect with the story enough. I also thought the AIDS representation was a bit troubling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, and Mental illness

ashlynhammer95's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Addiction, Death of parent, Abortion, and Death

dosxhime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

One of the least brutal (?) of the Slaughter's book, but nonetheless intriguing and suspenseful. 

The novel goes between Jane and Andrea, who tries to discover her mother's true identity that caused her to go on the run. Andrea's growth was refreshing and cathartic to witness as it comes to light in the climax. And Jane's story intertwines with Andrea's backstory well. 

The plot twists were predictable and didn't have the gut punch like Pretty Girls (rip it out of my cold dead hands that this is one of Slaughter's greatest books). However, it was done in a masterful and emotional way that I let it slide. 

I was blind sided when Slaughter released a sequel to this novel so NOW I gotta go and read it. But, I am very excited for what she puts next for Andrea. 

4 /5 B- 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Pedophilia and Mental illness

_chelseachelsea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one. It’s been a while since I read a thriller with great PACING (so many lately have felt endlessly slow) and Pieces of Her hits a real sweet-spot. Slaughter manages to balance the tone of both timelines quite well, so neither feels boring or arduous. Tense, darkly funny, and exciting enough to make me want to seek out more of her novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, and Violence