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Hodná dcera by Karin Slaughter

143 reviews

jill_holly's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

A fast-paced crime thriller with lots of twists. I really enjoyed exploring the relationship between the two sisters as they come to terms with a heinous childhood traumatic event, complicated relationships with their father, each other, and themselves, and a years-long estrangement. I appreciated the way Slaughter looked at the different ways trauma manifested for the sisters and how it played out in their lives. There were some tropes used that I would normally avoid or DNF with, but I was too invested in the story and characters by the time they came up. Ultimately, it felt like a story about the multitude of ways men engage in violence against women (physical, sexual, emotional) and the ways that impacts the lives of women for years to come. 
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mutantfoodie's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This was a great mystery! Very dark though. No one with a weak stomach should read. Not torture "corn", but very descriptive in the spots it needed it. Nothing was said for the sake of saying it. The heart of this story is a family, specifically sisters and their relationship. Great twists. Some obvious, some not. I would recommend this to anyone that likes a little dark mystery. 

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS. 

<The book opens with sisters Samantha, 15, and Charlotte, 13, practicing a relay race in their yard. Their mom is inside. They are expecting their dad who is a defense attorney at any time. The girls go in to prepare for dinner and two masks men show up. Through the ordeal, the mom is murdered, Sam is shot in the head and buried alive, and we think Charlotte runs away to the neighbors house and gets help.
It then flashforwards 28 years. Sam is a parent lawyer in New York. Charlie is a defense attorney in their home town. Sam has lost her husband to cancer. Charlie is having a rough time in her marriage. The girls have not spoken in years. Charlie has to go to the middle school to get her phone from a one night stand when a school shooting occurs. 
The rest of the book is trying to figure out what really happened in the school, how these people are intertwined with what happened to the girls years ago, and fixing the familial relationships.>
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abipinn's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bookish_worm's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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atrinh's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Very intense and graphic, trigger warnings include miscarriage, violent sexual assault, murder, gun violence, school shooting. The pacing felt off/lost momentum in some parts where certain sections were retold from different POVs but otherwise was a gripping read.
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hannapm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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christina85's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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walter1325's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It has a violent beginning which was hard.  The story is captivating and I enjoyed it quite a bit.  I was not overly enchanted by the ending .  Characters were well developed.
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shellbell31's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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