Reviews

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

mapelti's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was crazy. Sam’s a villain fr fr. Nice to know sometimes there’s nothing to do I guess lol

megan_thee_unicorn's review against another edition

No interest at all

athiya_'s review against another edition

4.0

This story was just so interesting. Idk I just really liked it. And the female lead had brains. And used it. I couldn’t ask for anything more.

emnoelle88's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

luigi005's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

megn317's review against another edition

3.0

Imaginative and a little wild. I knew the direction it was headed but the characters kept my interest enough to keep going. I didn’t like that we never found out if her mom And dad were ok though….

frankenshai's review against another edition

5.0

I’m so happy to have come across this book during an awful reading slump. This dark fairytale was everything I wanted and more.

bmacc's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It's an odd few months for me of things with almost the exact same story. I watched M. Night Shamalyans The Village- read an adult book that was almost exactly the same basic plot- and now this was the YA version for like 3/4 of the book.  It's the only one that had an actual supernatural element to it... But it was a lot of the same.  All I have really learned is that small, secluded village choosing to be away from the world at large is not my jam.  It was fine. Really it was. But with three almost identical premises, this one was really just fine in comparison.  I have others on my list from this author and would still give them a try.

k_noodlesoup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book. Another very fun horror read from Erin Craig, but the plot was a little frustrating.

It bothered me that the base of the plot was almost wholesale M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. It's a fun trope, but I was expecting another fairy tale/fable inspired read from this author, and I guess it was supposed to be Rumpelstiltskin, but I feel like that's a stretch from what we actually got.

sofiireads's review against another edition

4.5

aguante el bardo entre vecinos