Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Kisscut by Karin Slaughter

8 reviews

porshainielsen's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

Another book I lost sleep over. 

The continued relationships in this book are excellent and so is the character development. I am going to rate this book 3.75 for a few reasons. I know that this was published nearly 20 years ago, but a lot of the discussion around genital mutilation lacked nuance. The ending was completely unsatisfactory in the way that it just so happened that Jenny became obsessed with it and wanted it for herself (I understand it was to stop the abuse). The twists in this series have so far been very well executed but this was a little tougher for me to go along with. I also didn’t really care for Lena’s character. From being a shitty cop, a shitty friend to Sara and being homophobic, it made it hard for me to have empathy for her in her monologue with Mark. 

Overall, still really enjoyed the crimes and character dynamics. Hopefully this case resolves over the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Rape, Self harm, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

I don’t know how this author does it. Somehow she takes the darkest of humanity and makes it something I want to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Infidelity, Addiction, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Incest, Self harm, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

bookwormatheart's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Gore, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

matthewsjenniferk's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

bookishdaylight's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Karin never fails to amaze me with her writing style which makes you feel disturbed and alarmed when reading. The plot was rather dark in subject matter making it gruesome in some cases along with adding some twisted details than it already is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Incest

emilyyyreads's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

abbs15norm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, and Trafficking