Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

78 reviews

useyourgoodeye's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The themes of the book were difficult but I decided to trudge through because I had to know the outcome. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, and Death of parent

rachel2887's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Death, and Mental illness

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Incest

playswithstring's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Incest, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

antidietleah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Sexual content, Death, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

yourfavavery's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Sexual violence

ja_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

cannibaldear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book grew on me like a rot (complimentary)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

alexandras_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

What the fuck did I just read??

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death

bookzombiee19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child death, Child abuse, and Suicide