Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

15 reviews

hellokatya's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this was an amazing book. it was my first time reading anything of the sort, so i was unsure what to expect, but let me tell you: it was not that. my only gripe is: i wish she had made the passage of time more clear. it was very hard at times to figure out what period of time things are taking place in, or how close in successions events occurred. this book took my heart, held it, crushed it, bandaged it up, spit on it, and threw it in a dumpster. there were some parts of the book i had to re-read or sit and think about, but i think that's a positive more than it is a negative; it made my brain put in effort. the pacing got a little shaky at times, but the overall story + the ending made everything worthwhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest and Drug use

Minor: Racial slurs and Dysphoria

miffywrld's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Incest

daisycloudgazer's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

This book is dark, twisted, and beautifully heartbreaking. This is definitely a character driven story, and spends a lot of time really diving into each character’s life and their various traumas. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but I truly love this book and I personally count it among my all-time favorites.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Toxic relationship

ecosy's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Child death

bossyshorts's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was well written, but I can’t rate it any higher than 3.5 stars because it was far too dark for me, and I’m someone who loved A Little Life. This book was a study in human misery and all the ways humans are terrible to each other. There was so little joy in the moments of these characters’ lives, it made me incredibly sad. This was not the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Self harm