Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Kisscut by Karin Slaughter

25 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

lealovesbooks's review against another edition

dark

2.5

This one was rough. Probably would have skipped if I had read the trigger warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Grief, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Alcoholism, Drug use, Incest, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Fatphobia, Gore, Lesbophobia, and Rape

dragonwithagirltattoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Trafficking, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Misogyny, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Violence

gabrielle_vr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, and Violence

flavours_of_fiction's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gore

arcaneoddity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, Incest, Body horror, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Child death

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

trulydevious's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

ash13ynwm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Self harm, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide