Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hidden Waters by Catherine Cowles

10 reviews

brittinyh3711's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Such a good book. I love this series. So much trauma and strength. They were definitely made for each other. I may have cried towards the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

herbookarchives's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Grief

frantically's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

"All these books have exactly the same plot—" and I eat it up every time! I'll take "heroine nearly dying in the third act" over a third-act-breakup any day 🤭

I was so excited to read about Addie and Beckett and those two are just perfect for eachother. This was one of those books I literally put everything else down for to read, it had me HOOKED. 

Addie's finally free of her family's clutches but she still carries a lot of mental and physical scars and Beckett is so considerate of her history with abuse, I know it's literally just basic human decency but it still made me tear up every time, okay.

I wish we could've touched a bit more on Beckett's time abroad and his own trauma, as Addie did get most of the trauma space allotted here but other than that, I really really loved this book ❤ 

Was hoping for a book on Officer Young but Laiken's gonna be fun, too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

sydneybouwman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

ariana_m's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

 4.75 stars. This was really sweet. This is the one of the books in the series that I have been the most interested in so far and to me, it didn't disappoint. Addie and Beckett's relationship was very heartwarming. The little things he did for her was cute. Addie is so strong despite everything she's been through which I liked. This one reminded me of a movie I saw on netflix one time but I can't remember the name. As always I loved the small town vibes and reading about the other characters from the previous books too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse

anovelglimpse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Hidden Waters was almost as good as Falling Embers. I loved getting to meet the eldest Easton son, Beckett, and experience him falling for Addie. He was also struggling with the past, so it was great to see him and Addie bond over that and help each other. I was also happy Addie to rise above her upbringing away from her horrible dad and blossom. This was such a sweet romance mixed with a side dark romantic suspense.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Sexual assault

jennyreads_2022's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I knew this book would be emotional because of Addie’s past, but it wasn’t as hard to read as I’d anticipated. Did it delve deeper into the abuse Addie survived? Yes. But it was done in a way that used that abuse as Addie’s stepping stone to creating the life she wanted. 

Beckett tired out to be the perfect book boyfriend. I enjoyed his determination to expose Addie to everything she’d missed out on being raised by an abusive father. He made it his mission to find everything she liked and help her achieve anything she wanted. From the smallest thing, like different pizza toppings, to helping her study for her GED and teaching her to drive so she could get her driver’s license, Beckett was there for it all with Addie. 

I loved experiencing Addie’s new life right along with her. And as much as Beckett gave Addie, she gave him just as much. Addie wasn’t quiet about wanting to be an equal partner in their relationship. She was determined to be there for Beckett as he felt with his own demons. Addie possessed a quiet strength but that didn’t make her any less strong than someone like Hadley, and it was what made her perfect for Beckett. 

I loved how easy the relationship between Beckett and Addie was. There was no real angst and even though they had to learn to trust each other, it felt very natural. The suspense in this wasn’t ever a mystery. It was pretty obvious who the villains in this story were, but the level of hurt they dished out was on another level. As emotional as Addie’s background was, the most heartbreaking moments for me were during the search and rescue of Addie. 

This was the perfect story for Addie, and it came at the perfect time in this series. She had to take her first steps towards freedom and have some time to heal before she would be ready for Beckett, and he returned to Wolf Gap at the perfect time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

keepdrriviing's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual violence