Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter

Pretty Girls

By Karin Slaughter

  • Release Date: 2015-09-29
  • Genre: Police Procedural
Score: 4
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From 4,587 Ratings

Description

Lee Child says it’s “stunning… certain to be a book of the year.”

Kathy Reichs calls it “extraordinary… a major achievement.”

Gillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: “I’d follow her anywhere.”

Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.

More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.

The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.

Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.

Reviews

  • Pretty girls

    4
    By JasmineRoseB
    This book was definitely a page turner. But it was extremely gruesome in some parts, they were just so vile. The author has a wicked imagination. If you’re into it that’s cool, I’m happy it’s over.
  • Dark

    3
    By tjn!78
    This book was captivating but towards the end especially became extremely dark and graphic. I was already so far into it that I finished but there were multiple times I asked myself why I was reading it. :-/
  • Amazing

    5
    By Babeloaf
    This book was filled with surprises kept you on your toes. If I could rate it a 10 I would.
  • Love

    5
    By blake7770
    Very good !
  • Woah

    4
    By adip2017
    4.5 stars and honestly close to 5!! It’s the last chapter for me! This was so beautiful in a totally graphic and descriptive way. The underlying family bonds really got me. The trigger warnings are totally valid on this one and wouldn’t recommend to the faint of heart but if you can stomach the tough scenes this one is a must read! Every time I thought it couldn’t get more dark or twisted it did. This left me totally shocked at so many different points and truly kept me on my toes. The hype was real.
  • It was okay…

    3
    By VernitaCherokee
    I enjoyed it. Some of the plot twist was surprising. It was a decent read.
  • The twists never end!

    5
    By FallOutBrii
    I couldnt put this book down. It was just so good!
  • Predictable but good

    4
    By Naiyyyy
    I give 4 stars because it was a good book, just pretty predictable.
  • Loved it

    5
    By kaz91145
    Amazing! absolutely recommend this book it’s gut wrenching heart felt grabs your attention immediately couldn’t put it down
  • Trigger warning!!!

    1
    By dorianpoppy
    There aren't enough trigger warnings in the world for this one. I felt so misled into reading this. Absolutely zero out of ten.