Pretty Girls: A Novel

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Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. The author did an excellent job with the plot and character development which had me totally invested in what I was reading as the suspense and tension developed.

A lot of people like that sort of thing, but I personally felt overwhelmed beginning around the 30% mark, and it didn't really let up until the end. I didn't have a problem with the violence until that point, but then it just got to be too much, especially because the nature of the brutality toward the rape and murder victims is extremely unsettling. Unpopular opinion but I didn't like this book. I did listen to it as an audiobook which might not have been the best idea. Karin Slaughter is at the top of her game with this book. She continues to have great character development, characters you root for, characters you despise and those that are right in the middle. She does her research and her plots are multilayered and engaging. I could not put this one down! This group is a place for all book lovers young and old for any genre. We hope this place will be a sanctuary for you to discuss the books you love an This group is a place for all book lovers young and old for any genre. We hope this place will be a sanctuary for you to discuss the books you love and hate most.A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Now another girl has disappeared, with chilling echoes of the past. And it seems that she might not be the only one. Lydia - her demeanor, her actions, her words, are so believable as to explain why she was such an angry woman. And when the book isn’t showing women being tortured, raped, murdered and cut up into little pieces, it’s actually kind of boring.

Ahhhhh, love this!!! “He had been so very, very cunning, hiding all of his transgressions in plain sight. The only question now was how many more transgressions was she going to find?” HOLY HELL. So, I just spent the last 2 days reading this awesome book. It went waaaaaay the freaking hell outside of my "usual" reading preferences. The genre is more of a crime thriller (no romance) which I almost never read but this particular blurb really grabbed me. So I opened the book. By the end of the prologue, I had CHILLS running through me and tears in my eyes.... So, I had to read it!!! And honestly I loved it!! This book was so damn freaking spectacular that I don't even know where to start. This has climbed to the top of my list as my favorite psychological thriller ever. This tops Dark Places and That Night and I never thought that would happen! For any book to triumph over those is a win for me :) although they are still right behind this book. Fair warning, this book is very much a thriller and contains graphic moments of sexual content and violence. However, that's part of what makes it so enthralling within it's genre. I might be too much for some to handle but if you're up for it, I can't even begin to recommend this book enough.

Join us on Monday, August, 13 for a special discussion with internationally bestselling author, Karin Slaughter. Karin will be discussing her work, in Join us on Monday, August, 13 for a special discussion with internationally bestselling author, Karin Slaughter. Karin will be discussing her work, including her most recent book Criminal (Will Trent #6). Please note that there is graphic violence in this book (not a lot in terms of content, but what there is will make anyone shudder and cringe. However, if you're used to watching TV shows like Criminal Minds or CSI, you'll probably be ok to read this (it's kind of on the same level that they have). But it's still very seriously G.R.A.P.H.I.C. and genuinely disturbing at times. Please be warned. Scott Shane's outstanding work Flee North tells the little-known tale of an unlikely partnership ...

Okay. WARNING: this book is graphically violent. It's very similar in to Criminal Minds or CSI in terms of the level if you want a comparison point. This isn't your run-of-the-mill thriller. No, no. This is big kid stuff. The stuff that gets called "chilling" and "heart pounding" and "edge of your seat" and "thriller" and "psychological". Library folk? Take off the mystery label you might place on the spine of this book. Put on a horror label instead. People deserve at least SOME sort of warning.Starred Review. Slaughter ( Cop Town, 2014, etc.) is so uncompromising in following her blood trails to the darkest places imaginable that she makes most of her high-wire competition look pallid, formulaic, or just plain fake" - Kirkus Join us on Tuesday, April 22nd, for a special discussion with authorEmma Donoghue ! The author will be discussing her book Frog Music. I particularly loved the chapters where Julia's dad wrote her letters. Man, that ripped my heart out. It physically hurt to read the loving, fatherly tone, with his undying love for his missing daughter. The world could've ended, and he wouldn't have sacrificed his love for his daughter. Only death could bring sweet relief from the pain of missing your child.

These literary baby girl nameshave been inspired by characters in books from all genres and periods.Overall, I thought that it was a fantastic story. It was suspenseful and kept me in a hyper-vigilant state until every question had been answered. I had chills while listening to this story. This has got to be one of the most screwed up, disturbing stories that I've "read". Great you are still a member, and hope you will do another Q and A's at some stage when you are free. The main characters, although flawed, were likeable to me. I looked forward to reading all three POV: The author's trademark of complex plots coupled with character studies makes Pretty Girls another standout.” — The Associated Press Nothing about this book is 'expected'. Even the nature of the crime itself is one that I honestly hadn't ever seen before (at least not this extreme) on any crime-fighting TV show. *shudders* The story keeps you on your toes, catching you off guard with it's surprises over and over again. There's never a dull moment.