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Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

30 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

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.

lorepanda'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

jwateska's review against another edition

adventurous

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

4.5

I usually don’t love long books, but I felt the length was totally justifiable. I loved getting both stories past and present simultaneously, and I felt connected to the storyline and the main characters. I loved guessing how the past and present would meet, and the epilogue pulled it all together. Didn’t love that the chapters were so long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Abortion

whats_miranda_reading's review

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? Yes

4.0

First Karin Slaughter read! I was also delighted to discover this was mad into a show on Netflix. I’ll def be reading more of her books. Im interested to see where the second book in this series goes. 

This book is pretty violent and descriptive of gory scenes, so if you’re sensitive to topics I don’t suggest reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Transphobia, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

bekahluvsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed reading this a lottttt but there were just a few flaws. 
Didn’t LOVE Andrea, she (and Jane) made some stupid mistakes along the way that could’ve prevented some of the things that happened later but whatever it was stressful I might’ve made the same mistakes. Except probably not bc sometimes she was really dumb. I don’t really want to get into specifics bc it will spoil some things but you get it. 
It was insane reading about Nick and seeing just how manipulative he was on every single page. I liked the Jane/nick/Andrew story so much more than anything involving Andrea. 
Overall it was a page turner for sure and I would recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Violence and Abortion

Minor: Incest and Sexual assault

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Body shaming and Forced institutionalization