Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

20 reviews

tayrod4594'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

3.0

The characters in this book, despite some rather impressive character writing, ultimately feel more like two-dimensional soap opera stereotypes than actual people. Aside from the love they have for the children - expressed not at all in the ways they choose to mess up their lives, but still evident in other ways - not one of these people has a single redeeming quality. At times it felt like unintentional satire, but it did keep me engaged - all the way to the last page when I struggled to resist the urge to throw the book out the window. All I can say is that if you come to the book because you liked the movie, you're better off just watching the movie again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Incest, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Misogyny, Murder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

kxc319's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This book has so many twists and turns, it definitely kept me reading. But the ending felt abrupt and unfinished to me. I felt a strong dislike for the characters which I attribute to good writing. It just left me wanting more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Murder

becomingmk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use and Domestic abuse

asofiarv's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Drug use, Addiction, and Incest

taylorambl18's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Incest, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Drug use

cin19's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Infidelity, Addiction, Stalking, Death, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

infjkiki's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Incest, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, and Death

coco78337's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

Very middle of the road book. Didn’t really care about the characters or the twists. But a good “get your mind off things” book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Incest, Suicide, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Infertility, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

baileyjanetee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Murder

katie_lucht's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death