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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
persephonefoxx'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Classism
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
displacedcactus's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse
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
silvae's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
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
kace'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Drug abuse, Body horror, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gore
b_lownds127's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse