Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

39 reviews

arianamaya's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

There was a good amount of tension in the book which did a good job keeping it hooked, i stayed up late into the night reading it. It's interesting how the writer writes about both crimes, however this did give less chance to expand on each one. I'm not quite sure if i like the way the author wrote the end of the story, but it did tie up loose ends. overall a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Terminal illness

shawnna_reads2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alicenonsense's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism and Transphobia

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I felt like some parts were redundant and some were confusing. But I loved the relationship between Lenore and rusty and rusty and the daughters and ben and Charlie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This novel was my favorite Karin Slaughter book I’ve read so far. After really enjoying Pretty Girls I picked this up and was surprised when I liked it even more. I think this book has just the right amount of twists and turns, I loved all the main characters (even rusty was enjoyable), the sister’s relationship was complex and interesting and they had a great dynamic. I really have nothing to complain about here except that maybe I would’ve liked a little more time with Kelly. We heard a lot about Kelly through the lenses of other people but didn’t often hear her experiences articulated straight from her. I am now rereading this book and I am caught surprised by all the tiny seeds being planted from the very first chapter that I think would almost be impossible to catch before a second read, I can really appreciate the author’s writing style in that way. Some very effective writing techniques where used to make you feel a certain way about characters  before they were even introduced.

Such as choosing not to bring Rusty into the story until much later because he was often described as an absent father who put work first, and in that way he was even absent to the reader for quite awhile. Or that Sam was treated as if she was dead up until her intro to the story a few chapters in, because to Charlie she might as well have been dead.

I will warn that this story can be graphic at times (though it doesn’t hold a candle to Pretty Girls) but I do think the violence served a purpose in explaining why characters acted the way they did in their adult lives and even gave some insight on relationships between the sisters and parents. 

Like Rusty asking Charlie to lie about being assaulted or how Sam told Charlie she was able to see when she couldn’t to comfort Charlie.

I also really enjoyed the banter between Charlie and Sam, sometimes even Rusty. I think this was a super solid read and has made me excited to work my way through more Karin Slaughter books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_cob_reads'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

abbs15norm'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Abortion

nono2l's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

this was an amazing book. i think this is the first book that i have read this year because i've been so busy but honestly, what a great way to get back into reading. i thoroughly enjoyed this and i will be coming back to read more of your works. i will definitely check for some trigger warnings because this was dark but very thrilling. good job

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

esemple's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail