Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

79 reviews

taylorury's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, and Rape

katrinaburch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

Holy crap what did I just read?! The rest of Ms. Slaughter's books that I've read were great but this one?  Not so much. The mystery/suspense part of it were great and especially the big twist halfway through but were the graphic details of the violence really necessary? Absolutely not and after a while it really turned me off towards the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

taylorjenks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Unsettling and terrifying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

embattler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

Pretty intense themes and actions occur so don’t read if you feel sensitive to those things! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Gaslighting, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

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

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

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

amareenicole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

What a heartbreaking book. 
There were mulitple parts that my blood was boiling or my stomach hurt. It was graphic and gruesome. It painted an image I couldn't get out of my head, though I didn't want it there in the first place. 

It was depressing and gut-wrenching. The ending 😭😭 

So well written. The definition of a white knuckle thriller/mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Gore, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual assault

lingoreads'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Child death

enoki's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the first 100 pages are incredibly boring and felt like i was supposed to feel for this rich beautiful white woman. there are also a lot more twists throughout the book than at the end which leaves the reader kinda wanting more? HOWEVER once we get past that it’s quite captivating. it is very dark and graphic (possibly past the extent we’d expect) so watch out for that but i wasn’t able to put it down. read at your own risk bc honestly incredibly disgusting and unsettling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit