Reviews - Favorite Daughter

214 reviews for:

Favorite Daughter

Morgan Dick

3.76 AVERAGE

madaisierra's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was thoroughly impressed with how well the author put you in the heads of both girls to the point where I could follow along their thought processes (as flawed as they often were) & understood exactly how they got to that point.

tessebruinen's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

catmonaco's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ekcummings's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

erinnh's review against another edition

2.25

Favorite Daughter finds estranged half-sisters Mickey and Arlo inadvertently meeting for the first time as therapist and patient due to their late father’s decision to revise his will and their inheritances.

This was advertised as “darkly funny”, and I was intrigued by the premise, but it just didn’t work well for me. I will admit, it was entertaining enough to read in one sitting, and I thought it was paced well. But I found the plot to be a bit unbelievable, with just one too many convenient plot points that strained credulity. There were multiple characters that, had they been actual people and not just there to move the plot along, I think would have behaved in very different ways at several points. I will also note that most of the characters were pretty unlikeable, which I actually don’t mind, but I know many people do.

Overall, although it was a quick read, it just missed the mark for me.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group/Viking for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!*