Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

56 reviews

erinnnn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A twisting and satisfying thriller. Andy might just be my favorite Slaughter character yet— painfully real and disarmingly funny. I already know the Netflix adaptation will let me down, but I’m gonna give it a shot anyways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

maggiemichael's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

bookishchaos'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It had a great start, I was really invested in what was going on but around 60%, the story was becoming quite far fetched and certain characters really got on my nerves. To be honest, I liked the sequel better. Which can be read as a standalone, you don't need to read this one first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault

ahou13's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting

michelletapp's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

fayevieren's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Homophobia

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse

miriyumi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Pregnancy

jhna04's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

A roller coaster of emotions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape

cstoeger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow!  This book was a wild ride from start to finish.  I won't get into too many details, but the story kept me glued to the edge of my seat the entire time.  I accidentally read spoilers from another review, but I was so engrossed in how the pieces of the spoilers would fit together with the rest of the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Abortion

I love books that involve Witness Protection! With some reflection, I think I enjoy reading about people on the lam and thinking about how I would act in those situations as well.