Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

6 reviews

deyanira's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVE sci-fi, but I'd never read a book with this sort of setup, so it really blew me away. I'm not sure if I'd say there's a LOT of character development per se, but the dark background of their world and how things play out was so interesting, I couldn't put the book down. I will say, I wouldn't recommend this book for kids to read, and please check out the content warnings before reading because there were some parts that, while they struck my morbid curiosity, were pretty gross to get through. That said, I'm sticking with my 5-star rating for a reason, and I'm about to start the next in the trilogy. 

(Minor spoiler, nothing specific.) Despite the perhaps bleak outlook on human nature, the

criticisms of religion, tradition for traditions' sake, and the look at gender roles and socialization

were absolute highlights of the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

I've never put so many tags on a book, but for those of you on the fence, even though it's got some gritty parts, they're treated as delicately as possible, and none of it is meant to glorify/give permissiveness to what's happening.

pollyno9's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

neens_m's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse and Murder

crlpedigo's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

filo's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Suicide

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Death and Sexual assault