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sunnithereader's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The writing style, plot, and characters were all easy to become immersed in. I cannot say enough positive things about this book. There are very little things that I wish the author did better and I was pretty much hooked from the moment I read the dedication.
This one is for us who have been made prey. The River Has Teeth. And so do we.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, and Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug use
lostinworlds's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Grief, Confinement, Death, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gore, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexism
mediocremasen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I had so much hope for this book and it just fell flat. I was so bored for the first half of the book, maybe more.
It felt like stuff was always happening but none of it really matters. It felt like the entire first half was setting the stage for the book instead of actually being the story.
The characters were also a bit inconsistent and I think if she had committed to making them a bit more sinister like some of their actions showed, it would have been very compelling.
Shifts in the story and in the characters were very abrupt. There wasn't a lot of transition from point A to point B on several different things, it was just suddenly it changed with no real build up of any kind so it didn't really feel satisfying either.
Not a bad book, just a lot of lost potential.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
CW: murder, abusive relationship, misogyny, serial killer
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Confinement
pan_to_ffel's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Rape, Trafficking, Animal death, Classism, and Gun violence
caidyn's review
- 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
- The discovery of queerness
- How this looks at the disparity of response for missing BIPOC folk versus White women
- Trying to know what to do with family
- Magical realism
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
thereserose's review
- 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? No
4.0
I also loved the magic in this book. It was so woven into everything that I didn’t find myself questioning it.
My only criticism was that the end was a bit heavy-handed. It seemed like the author was spelling out the moral of the story rather than trusting the readers to understand. Despite this, the ending is still pretty satisfying.
I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Emotional abuse
Minor: Trafficking