Reviews

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

naomireadsworld's review

4.0

3.5/5 stars

silverleaf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

morganicolek's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

frankiecastanea's review

dark 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

3.5

rizzykaye's review against another edition

5.0

Dark, angry, sapphic witches- yes please. Horror and mystery and a gorgeous world, I deeply loved this.

ireallywantobeareader's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

ltonygomezm's review against another edition

1.75

Embarrassing similes and metaphors I think. Predictable, which isn't always bad, but certainly did not keep me on the edge of my seat. 

Sort of cool concept, except it annoyed me that

it devolved into one of those crime books where a psychopath man kills a bunch of women. It's tired. It's overdone. It's not what I signed up to read. Also the heavy handed neoliberal-Ness of it all.

Oh! Also I hate that

"Girl don't kill him then you are just as bad!" No girl rip him to fucking pieces! Also ooc for Natasha who is solely fueled by rage to NOT kill homeboy.

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

took a really sharp anti-men turn that seemed kinda rad-fem ish and i had to put the book down

also there was no real mention of the Indigenous peoples who were colonized which was weird and offputting as a rlly nature centered magical realism book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

cab92's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

jasminx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0