Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

34 reviews

sunnithereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

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

randomspirits's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

persephonefoxx'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Classism

displacedcactus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

This book was fine. I suspect it will hit better with its target YA audience. As an adult reader I found it a bit predictable and found the character work a little rough. I do always appreciate a bit of feminine rage in a book, though, and I liked how the murder ballads were worked into the story. Plus the story is sapphic and I believe one or both of the female MCs are bi.

Like many books I've read recently, I also felt like the pace really could have used a little tightening. This book had a pretty soggy middle (like a river?). Or maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm feeling extra impatient with books this summer.

By the way, depending on which site you see this book on, it'll be listed as either a mystery, a dark fantasy, or a horror. For me, it read the most like a horror. There's some horrific things going on here, the setting has real Southern Gothic vibes, and while they are trying to solve the mystery of the missing girls, it definitely feels less like a "whodunnit" and more like a "creepy things in the woods" vibe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

lostinworlds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Grief, Confinement, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gore, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexism

whewtaewoon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Gore, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Rape

silvae'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

lucky_stars's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Death

sorin_books27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse