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courtneys_reading's review against another edition
- 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
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
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
- 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
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
kxc319's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship
infjkiki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol
baileyamanono's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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
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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Grief, and Murder
death of partneryokaisbabe'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: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Car accident and Murder
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
lizisreading's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Dementia, 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Murder