Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ninguém Pode Saber by Karin Slaughter

26 reviews

erinnnn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A twisting and satisfying thriller. Andy might just be my favorite Slaughter character yet— painfully real and disarmingly funny. I already know the Netflix adaptation will let me down, but I’m gonna give it a shot anyways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

knightscrown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Absolutely fantastic — loved the audiobook, the narration was fantastic. It pulled me in right from the beginning, the elaborate backstory was fascinating and it was fun to try and fit in the pieces with each side comment or hint. The switches between the two timelines was easy to follow, and the characters were dynamic. Highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

michelletapp's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

fayevieren's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Homophobia

miriyumi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Pregnancy

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

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

pernillelsk's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Stalking

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

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

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

bekahluvsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed reading this a lottttt but there were just a few flaws. 
Didn’t LOVE Andrea, she (and Jane) made some stupid mistakes along the way that could’ve prevented some of the things that happened later but whatever it was stressful I might’ve made the same mistakes. Except probably not bc sometimes she was really dumb. I don’t really want to get into specifics bc it will spoil some things but you get it. 
It was insane reading about Nick and seeing just how manipulative he was on every single page. I liked the Jane/nick/Andrew story so much more than anything involving Andrea. 
Overall it was a page turner for sure and I would recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Violence and Abortion

Minor: Incest and Sexual assault

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

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

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