A review by egalligan
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
Well written with characters I liked. But man oh man was it a hard book to get through. What these characters went through is just awful and really challenging to read about, especially since the writing was so good. Almost too good, I felt I lived through the traumatic events. Some of the worst scenes are revisited/relived multiple times, I almost couldn't take it anymore. Really compelling characters though, which kept me going. Will be looking at more books by this author but not sure I can recommend this particular one given the traumatic plot.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Infertility, Death, Child death, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Police brutality, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Bullying
Minor: Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism