Karin Slaughter's "Pieces of Her": A Gripping Novel of Family, Secrets, and Betrayal

Amazon Customer: Brilliant gripping novel. Well written and keeps you engaged with it

United Kingdom on Dec 10, 2023

Amazon Customer: Good thriller. Well written and excellent storytelling. The television series was terrible. Book not followed ans the story was over the top weak

United States on Nov 30, 2023

Christian2: The story is well crafted with flashbacks to explain the current events. The characters are not really likeable, but they are interesting. You will enjoy the drama and suspense

United States on Oct 05, 2023

Sheri A. Wilkinson: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

Andrea thought she knew her Mother until an incident at the mall occurs. Her Mother (Laura) stays silent, even when questioned by Authorities. Andrea embarks on a quest for the truth, determined to find out what Laura is keeping from her. Lives are in danger on this perilous journey.

The story moves at a steady pace, suspenseful, intense, emotional. Told from from past to present, giving a glimpse of what is to come. Compelling, thought provoking, (and so) believable. I was hooked from the first page.

Overall I found Piece of her enjoyable. I highly recommend to those who like thought-provoking suspense filled thrillers. A very good read.

United States on Jul 23, 2023

Wendy.: I couldn’t put it down 👍

Canada on Jul 05, 2023

Buzy_reading: Pieces Of Her is about Andrea discovering the pieces of her mother she never knew. After Laura and Andrea are caught in a shoot out in the mall Andrea witnesses a side to her mother she had never known. This one event triggered the beginning of Andrea’s search for the truth.
The set of events that take place sends the reader on a very unexpected journey into the lives of Laura and Andrea Oliver who are mother and daughter. Andrea’s entire life is about to change and what she thought she knew of her life is about to blow her mind.
It took one spark to ignite the plan that consumed each of their lives. A past dating back to 1986 is where Andrea had to gather all the pieces of her mother’s life. As an amateur detective Andrea impressed me. As a thirty-one year living back at home floundering in life for a sense of purpose Andrea found her courage and strength on that journey to self discovery.
Laura didn’t allow what happened to her turn her into a victim. Laura is a survivor. Laura’s character was extremely complicated and complex. Her journey shocked me in the most wonderful way.

Pieces Of Her is a thrill novel about Laura and Andrea. The characters...

United States on Jan 23, 2021

Simone Pallesi: Un ottimo passatempo o libro estivo.
La trama ë avvincente all’inizio, mentre l’ultimo terzo è abbastanza prevedibile. Forse troppe lacrime delle protagoniste!
Consigliato.

Italy on May 24, 2019

Radhika Doraiswamy: As usual Karan Slaughter does not disappoint. She takes an unsure hesitant character and makes a heroine out of her. Enjoyed the book.

India on Oct 19, 2018

Amazon-Kunde: Nach anfänglicher Verwunderung der Schreibweise hat mir die Geschichte wahnsinnig gut gefallen je weiter ich gelesen habe und konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen bis ich fertig war. Karin Slaughter hat es wieder geschafft mich zu überzeugen wie gut ihre Bücher sind.

Germany on Sep 03, 2018

NZLisaM: I’ve been a long time fan of Karin Slaughter, although it’s been a few years since I’ve read one of her books. Having never read a standalone novel of hers, I was excited to delve into ‘Pieces of Her’.

Mother-daughter, Laura and Andrea, are enjoying a quiet lunch, when a teenage gunman enters the mall diner, and starts firing. Small-town mum, Laura, not only manages to disarm the killer, but also stabs him in the neck with his own knife. This action, starts a chain-of-events that has Andrea questioning who her mother really is.

The first chapter was exhilarating and heart-pounding, and had me rearing-to-go, but the next 30% struggled to hold my attention, forcing me to put the book aside for a couple of days. The pace did pick up after that and I finished the book over the course of a few hours, but nothing regarding the suspense, or the outcome, was particularly unexpected or new.

A major problem I had with the novel was the character of Andrea. She was the most immature thirty-one year old I’ve ever encountered. Honestly, I spent the first half of the novel waiting for the reveal that she was intellectually disabled, or had a developmental...

United States on Aug 01, 2018