Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Le confessioni di Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

18 reviews

hellokira's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Addiction, Death of parent, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Incest, Mental illness, and Grief

velvet_young's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racial slurs, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Medical content, and Medical trauma

summerfireflies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Colonisation, Suicide, Racism, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Incest, and Confinement

micasreads's review against another edition

TW: Slavery, Drug Use, Murder, Toxic Relationships, Racism, Grief, Death, Addiction…there are more. 

 

Frannie Langton is fighting for her life. As a housemaid in London, she sits in front of the judge and jury as they decide whether she murdered her master and mistress when found sleeping next to her mistress with blood on her hands. The problem is she won't give her attorney any information to help save her life. While sitting in her cell, she begins writing a letter to her attorney explaining her past, how she ended up in London, the secrets she could tell no one, and eventually…what happened that night. 

 

This was a historical fiction of a different kind. While most of this genre is based on a real-life person or place, this was based on a specific period of time with a completely made-up storyline. It is also a terrific murder mystery that leaves you wondering exactly what happened in that bedroom in London until the very end. This was a good slow read that allowed me to go back in time and read about what life could be like during such a terrible time in history. Please keep in mind that this is a very difficult read and there should be many trigger warnings for this book so please read with care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Incest, Murder, Addiction, and Death

mangopassion555's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Addiction, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide, Slavery, Murder, and Misogyny

charlotte_louisee_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Incest

eli_jw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Addiction, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Torture, Drug abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Incest

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Addiction, Blood, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Classism, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Confinement, Incest, Murder, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Torture

lupitabaeyongo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racial slurs, Slavery, Incest, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

thegothiclibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Racism

Moderate: Incest and Rape