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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

8 reviews

jerica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This is my first time reading this author, and it seems like fans of hers find this book somewhat disappointing and boring. I, however, was not at all disappointed or bored (and am slightly concerned for those who were bored while reading this).

There is an immense amount of detail, creativity, and care that went into writing this book. The only things keeping it from a 5-star rating are 1) there was one detail I read that didn't make sense and wasn't addressed again and 2) Andy and Laura made some really dumb decisions that made me want to scream. These decisions make the characters human though. We all say stupid things and make mistakes that, in hindsight, we should have known would backfire. Although it wasn't terribly easy to relate to the characters in many ways due to the unique storyline, they were very well-developed. 

I am usually someone who can predict everything that will happen. While I did predict quite a few things in this book, there was one point where my jaw literally fell open and I verbalized my disbelief aloud. I think that a majority of readers will find this story to be a rollercoaster with surprises at every turn! I also appreciated that, although this book addresses very dark topics, it does so in a way that (at least for me) does not create a trauma reaction for the reader. 

As usual, my review is an aimless rambling. Long story short: I highly recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Incest, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Body shaming, Dementia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Sexual assault

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Vomit, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Dementia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape and Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Body shaming

jinx_mars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Really great, exciting read. Kept me guessing and ended up being a really interesting plot and much more below th surface the more you read.

Spoiler

Towards the end, the authors tone while discussing domestic violence themes was a bit off putting. Though I understand that it was from the perspective of the narrator, it still threw me off. I wish that the main characters talked less about the blame for their own "choices" and more about the incredibly intense manipulation and coercion that lewd to those "choices". Are they really choices at all then?

All in all this was a great read and I will be diving into more of Karin Slaughter's books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical content, Homophobia, and Cancer

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, and Murder

abbs15norm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Terminal illness, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Addiction, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, Incest, and Outing

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This gritty thriller was worth staying up late into the night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

bookdreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

What a fascinating exploration of the motivations behind lying, secrets, and trying to figure out who someone is by putting together the pieces of their life. 

When Andy and her mom are involved in a mall shooting, Andy's begins to realize her mother is not who Andy thought she was. Throughout the books pieces of the story slowly come together until the whole story is revealed. Even then, I doubt Andy fully understand her mother. It's an interesting study on how well you can know a person and their motivations, not to mention the mystery and action are well crated. The story did seem to be a little overly-detailed in some scenes, but it did help craft the mood and keep me reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence