Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

19 reviews

adearajean's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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

3.0

A little slow and the character's decisions feel plot-driven and not authentic. Took me a little while to get into because there are a lot of characters and names. I didn't feel connected to some immediately and you have to care about the characters since there's little plot. 

I did not like the redemption of Elizabeth. It was forced and not deserved.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, and Addiction

staylorreads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Death, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Violence

themorethatyouread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Incest

Minor: Addiction

tsodeur's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death

Moderate: Incest and Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

fearavatar's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and Child death

line_magnus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.0

A sweet and wholesome story about found family

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest

silverhill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, Incest, and Child death

katiieecat's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Addiction, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

accovino's review

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

One of her best. Just what I needed. I'm disappointed that the white woman is a henna artist, though. I feel like she could've been a face painter or something similar and not needed to delve into cultural appropriation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Incest, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cultural appropriation

leetorib's review

hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

This book was such an unexpected light! The beginning felt a little slow but about 25% in, I felt untutored and invested in the ways the characters were coming together. The magical realism of the book felt well done and I found most of the plot twists enjoyable, even though a few were maybe a little more obvious. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest and Child death