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seekinglucidity's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug use, Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Police brutality, Car accident, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Suicide
madsreadsbooks17's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Rape, Blood, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Addiction, Body shaming, and Suicide
adub345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
I committed to reading this for a book club and it wasy first buddy read otherwise I would have DNF'd it multiple times.
The plot was not only twisty but also twisted. There was no need for the amount of descriptive scenes of torture porn throughout the book.
My list of trigger warnings for this is about as long as each chapter in this book.
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Police brutality, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia
abigail8908's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My main gripe is that the author repeats several tropes, names, and unique language devices across stories.
Here are the things Slaughter’s The Good Sister has in common with Pretty Girls:
- Tragedy affects sisters as children
- Scientifically-minded parent
- One is a victim
- Estranged sisters
- Estrangement ends when sister explicitly states “My sister needs me”
- Use of name Quinn
- Use of name Sam
- Use of name or nickname Huckaby/Huckleberry
- Main character with “inhospitable womb”
Having read these novels back-to-back, these things jumped out at me as I was reading and made it hard to stay submerged in the story.
I think Slaughter’s stories are compelling. I’m honestly baffled by the repetition.
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Torture, and Sexual violence
Minor: Drug abuse
taitestrasner's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Infidelity
livsreadingadventure's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Addiction
Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, and Drug abuse
tmlong's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gun violence
ash_michelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Vomit
bee_isreading's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Stalking, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence
Minor: Vomit
catieanason's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Sexual violence