Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

160 reviews

tinkithesquirelll'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book knocked the air out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Car accident, Drug use, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Sexual assault

molly4forever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Stalking, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Body shaming

lexiesophocli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

such a gripping read!! one of the only times i found myself unable and unwilling to think of a resolution - I let the book tell the story without cutting it off at the head (pardon the expression) 
at times a bit long-winded and drawn out, but i kinda liked it that way. very disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Torture, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Infidelity

lordslag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Grief, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

ljkruz's review against another edition

Too dark and disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

oliviavm8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book! Went in expecting a dark, scary book- got a dark scary book. Characters are SO well developed and you leave feeling extremely connected to them all. The story has so many twists and turns and it was so entertaining to read. Many moments were cringeworthy- which I look for in a horror book- so I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Child death, and Emotional abuse

aaronreadsatad's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

esmc3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book. It had a lot of plot twists and kept me engaged right until the end. But it was very long, the chapters are criminally long, and it's gruesome. Like really, really gruesome. I usually have a tough stomach for these things but this kept me up at night, not in a good way. If you have any personal experience with sexual violence, missing persons, or murder, stay far away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual content, Death, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Misogyny, and Rape

cannibaldear's review

3.75

Oh, to be able to blame all of the things that have gone wrong in you and your family's lives on one man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Misogyny, Confinement, Child death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Addiction, Trafficking, Stalking, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Car accident

janachigo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming and Dementia