Reviews

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

cake_cats_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

thebookishbint's review against another edition

I want to bleach my brain. A book does not need to be this graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Rape

melissaguidry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this one! Highly recommend!

segrove16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

gabyestevezp's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

authorkristenelizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This was an experience. Listening to the audiobook was a whirlwind. I did not expect where everything was going - and that's good in my opinion. The twists and turns were done at just the right time. WARNING! This book is VERY graphic of its violent scenes. There is a lot to unpack emotionally throughout the entire novel. A small part of me was hoping for redemption and a more justice-like conclusion, but overall I'm satisfied with what transpired. It's a great book if you're into high-stakes true crime that happens in the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

The content in this book is HEAVY. You need to be prepared for graphic descriptions of violence and body gore. There is a lot of emotions going on as well so if you're not ready to handle a whole lot of bad things, I would suggest not reading.

autie's review against another edition

5.0

Check TW first please. It was gripping. I feel like it could have been about 20 pages shorter, a bit too much unnecessary detail for my taste. It was great though, I loved it. I couldn’t wait for the retribution and wished it severe. Karin is an incredible author and I look forward to reading more from her. 4.5/5!

booksofmalice's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*

holy fuck

gr4vy's review against another edition

3.0

Ugh I enjoyed the first 3/4 (?)ish of this book and was excited but ultimately it was all too much in a lazy, predictable, cookie cutter way. It was fine. :/

keikoalisha's review against another edition

3.0

So this book kinda took me all over the place. The big reveal in the beginning seemed to take the rest of the suspense and mystery out of the story, and then the more and more revolting things revealed just felt thrown in to see how far the author could go. I do appreciate the focus on evil and how well someone can hide that side of themselves; those parts gave me physical chills. There was a LOT of filler in my opinion. I could have easily given up reading because of the descriptions and how much unnecessary space they took up. I'm glad I finished it, but this book could have been way shorter.