Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

7 reviews

courtneys_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I think the movie adaptation is pretty good for this. I mean who doesn't enjoy Anna Kendrik and Blake Lively?

The actual story is interesting but I feel like it doesn't give me enough. Like all that stuff about Stephanie and her brother, what is the point? I feel like it's just added to give her character something interesting but eh. Adds nothing realistically.

Would have preferred a lot more information about Emily and her 'demons' but alas that's not what we got.

Still, if anything reading this made me wanna watch the movie again lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction and Incest

Minor: Drug abuse, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

tayrod4594's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

The characters in this book, despite some rather impressive character writing, ultimately feel more like two-dimensional soap opera stereotypes than actual people. Aside from the love they have for the children - expressed not at all in the ways they choose to mess up their lives, but still evident in other ways - not one of these people has a single redeeming quality. At times it felt like unintentional satire, but it did keep me engaged - all the way to the last page when I struggled to resist the urge to throw the book out the window. All I can say is that if you come to the book because you liked the movie, you're better off just watching the movie again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

baileyamanono's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

sammmehhh's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

yokaisbabe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident and Murder

klubbgodis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I first saw the movie a few years back and enjoyed the movie a lot so I knew what would happen in the book. The movie is near exact to the book so I would skip the book and just watch the movie. Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, and Henry Golding were perfect casting for the three main characters. The book can be slow in parts. Overall still enjoyable enough to keep reading but not enjoyable enough for me to recommend going out of your way to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol