Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

157 reviews

mitchell_1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Deadnaming, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

bruot7zo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

channilovesreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism

alliluh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

so many tws here; but the characterization was incredible. such an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

amberrgreen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

melmandu's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

just_an_avocado's review against another edition

Only just got through the first chapter and it’s far too graphic for me. Very graphic torture/murder (and I’m not normally very squeamish but this is too much)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

kimberlyflwrs's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

˚✧⁀➷ 4 stars

this is one of the hardest reads i’ve had in a long time. karin slaughter does not hold back any gory details in this tragic story about two sisters. one ran and one got left behind.

sam and charlie are both such complex characters, learning about their trauma page after page was so gut wrenching. the entire story had me hooked, although i will admit that i was far more invested in charlie and sam’s backstory and dynamic than i was about the mystery subplot involving kelly and the school shooting. the reveal for that one was quite underwhelming and i still felt really bad for kelly. however the other  reveal caught me completely off guard.

to find out who huck really was and the role he played in their tragedy came as an absolute shock to me.

i don’t normally read a lot of mystery/thrillers, but I really enjoyed this book! i want to read more of slaughter’s work, but definitely not anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

katja_lorelei's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, and Murder

jesscoast's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

Another complex, meticulous, layered mystery from Slaughter. Though her books can be a little "American patriotism propaganda" I've come back to her writing a few times because I know i can rely on her for smart, female centred mysteries that resolve satisfyingly. The storylines form a tapestry of the complicated lives and intertwined lives in small town America. This was no different. Though I'd hesitate to recommend it widely, it was a compelling read that kept me guessing, with twists around every corner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship