Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

69 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

athenaleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Rape, Addiction, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Blood

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

izkristajean's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Blood

cannibaldear's review against another edition

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

burgundy_fairy's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was dark and fun to listen to. I felt that the author took some leaps to get to where she wanted. Still fun, but a but surealistic in the progresion of thinking and events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Addiction, and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Car accident

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

*PLS CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS* The story was very predictable and the ending drags but it did keep me hooked throughout the story. If you are still getting into horror but already have a good understanding of what topics you can and can’t read then this is a book I would recommend. If you’re big into horror this book might be boring for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

luinthezu's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

It's literally just torture porn and rehashing of the same information over and over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

I'm so happy that this lived up to its hype. Around the 50% mark, I had accepted that this would be a run of the mill thriller and was over-hyped. I've never been so happy to be wrong. The plot twist had me grinning and the ending was so tense. I always thought it was an over-exaggeration to say you were "on the edge of your seat", but it really is true. 

It went beyond my expectations, and I was so pleased when my predictions were wrong. The closer to the end, the better it got. So good! Would highly recommend this. <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Infidelity