Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Hidden Waters by Catherine Cowles

9 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

sooz_767'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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved everything about this - loved Addie and Beckett, the families, the town, the suspense involving Addie's family and the culty side of things. It was just perfect! Definitely my favourite in the series so far (although all 3 have been amazing!) and one of my favourite books of the year so far. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

redempta's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Murder