Reviews tagging 'Incest'

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

9 reviews

hmetwade's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rowanbg's review

mysterious medium-paced

2.75

If your book is going to switch between first and third person, the story itself has to justify that decision, and this did not

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

peachmoni's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent

zerkleoflife's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was written well, and I enjoyed the mystery! I guessed a couple of the twists, but there were several I didn’t see coming!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Racism, and Police brutality

frogggirl2's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is a very middling, generic sort of thriller.  It's serviceable - it doesn't fail at anything particularly - it's just formulaic and it's easy to foresee the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Infertility

kriz01ws6's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

ekmook's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

marsha1268's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

emilyhurst's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape