Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Um Pequeno Favor by Darcey Bell

30 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

quackerzfarm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

em_daydreaming's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Toxic relationship and Car accident

daniellelugashi's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

harmonj3's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

I didn’t dislike this book, but I agree with other reviews that it did almost seem like the front 87% was done really well and the last bit became underwhelming as a result.

Sean just giving up for example, or Stephanie just letting herself essentially be dropped but Emily didn’t really make sense. Sean was afraid of her and didn’t feel it was safe for Nicky to be raised by her so hey would he have given up? Stephanie was obsessed with finally feeling accepted and cared for by Emily so why did she just move on?her also pathetically just following along didn’t make a whole of sense to me either once the illusion of Emily was shattered by all her lies.

I haven’t seen the movie, but from what I’ve heard it sounds like it helps explain some of the parts I had trouble understanding a bit better and I wouldn’t recommend anyone picking this up unless they were looking for something with a couple exciting moments to easily read over a weekend. I think this could be a good book for someone looking for something to read on a road trip 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Incest, and Toxic friendship

sugarmag995's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

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

vivisms_82's review against another edition

2.75

Truly unlikeable characters, poorly written and incest. The problem is the story had me wanting to read to the end and I did! A book that had a lot of promise but doesn't quite deliver.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, and Suicide

kitrook'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Domestic abuse

becomingmk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug use