kelly_e's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Author: Darcey Bell
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 1.5
Pub Date: August 28, 2018
T H R E E • W O R D S
Twisty • Disappointing • Superficial
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Emily and Stephanie are best friends. A Simple Favor kicks off when Emily asks Stephanie for a simple favour... pick up her son from school. But then, Emily disappears and no one know where she's gone. Of course, Stephanie knows something must be terribly wrong.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I'll start out by saying that I absolutely loved the concept of including blog style writing with a dual perspective narrative, as it allowed to contrast social media with real life. Unfortunately, the execution was poor and the good ended with that concept.
Yes, the story started out quite creepy, but it ended up being so unbelievable and corny that it was comical. The characters are all so unlikeable and unrelatable. The voice felt childish and not at all how adults would converse with one another. And to make matters worse the plot was so slow at times, that I'm not sure how I even ended up finishing.
I haven't seen the movie, but can definitely understand why people say this is the rare case where the movie is better. Do yourself a favour and skip this one. There are definitely thrillers out there focusing on female friendship and domestic drama that are more worth your time.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• no one
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"But if there were some version of luminol, the stuff they use to find blood at crime scenes, to detect the presence of grief, half the people we pass on the street would light up like Christmas trees."
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Incest, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Grief
death of partnerkikiki01's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Incest
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Murder and Car accident
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Addiction, and Death
lizisreading's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Dementia, Suicide, Death, and Murder
adb_95's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, Death, and Dementia
blubird's review
- 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
Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Incest and Murder
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide
bibliocharylodis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
theliteraryobsession's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence