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chapterchat_tea's review against another edition
2.0
*trigger warning* 2.5 - I should have paid more attention to them . There were quite a few twists and turns and I had to know the end but this wasn’t my fav. It was very sexually violent. It would have been higher if it had less.
helloitsmeredith's review against another edition
5.0
Chilling, but absolutely addictive. Karin Slaughter captures our strongest fears and champions our inner heroine in the most fierce, relatable way!
kradle's review against another edition
I am so glad I DNF’d. Plot twist was predictable within about an hour of the audiobook, but I stayed around thinking it might be subversive. It was not. Characters were flat and almost charicatures. Insanely graphic torture/rape descriptions that didn’t seem necessary and provided little to no narrative value.
Also ENOUGH with a character being fat and eating chips as a “flaw”. Lydia’s weight was harped on all the time. A reddit commenter described some plot points as, “Lydia is fat, thus she is strong”. I think that sums up Slaughter’s effort on building the characters.
Also ENOUGH with a character being fat and eating chips as a “flaw”. Lydia’s weight was harped on all the time. A reddit commenter described some plot points as, “Lydia is fat, thus she is strong”. I think that sums up Slaughter’s effort on building the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, and Trafficking
hw0623's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use
gillypearson's review against another edition
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
juliacthompson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
3/5 i really liked the plot of this book but to be absolutely honest- the amount of detail and the general amount of torture, rape, violence, etc that went into this book was in my
opinion- entirely unnecessary… definitely a hard read, especially as a woman……
opinion- entirely unnecessary… definitely a hard read, especially as a woman……
brittbat's review against another edition
Boy oh boy, is Pretty Girls a thriller that delivers on its dark promises. I had been meaning to read it for quite some time, and the final bit of persuasion I needed was hearing Hailey Hughes talk about it on her YouTube channel. This was my first Karin Slaughter, and I was not disappointed!
I will say that this is not a book for everyone. The entire plot centers around something that is absolutely repugnant (ahem), so if that is something that you would like to not read or think about, do not read Pretty Girls. But if you are willing to read about that sort of thing in order to also read a gripping story about the ways that tragedy can rip a family apart and, in this case, bring them back together, then I think that this is the book for you.
Also, it has one of the most "good for her" paragraphs that I've ever read.
I will say that this is not a book for everyone. The entire plot centers around something that is absolutely repugnant (ahem
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snuff pornAlso, it has one of the most "good for her" paragraphs that I've ever read.
rsurprenant's review against another edition
2.0
Well written but just did not enjoy reading this.. not for me