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hanschub'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Torture, and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, and Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy
poupimali's review against another edition
5.0
I have no word to say what I experienced.
In fact I have.
I’ve never been so angry, I’ve never yell as much as I did towards a character.
I even felt rewarded when the chapters were about Mako. It was like being soothed after being brutalized by the previous chapter.
This book is just for that: a masterpiece.
If you are triggered by domestic violence, rape, emotional abuse, gaslighting and incest, please don’t. Don’t read it. These are normally not triggering for me and despite that, I sometimes lost it because how pissed off I was.
Jacob Morgan did an amazing job with all the despicable MMCs.
This is a duet narration. Michelle Sparks did also an excellent job to give life to this strong abused River.
It made
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
samlauren07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
- Heavy trigger warnings for DV and Suicide
- I didn’t like the jump from one romantic interest to the other. It felt like bad timing.
- The book was incredibly sad to read. It didn’t take a turn for the better till 3/4 of the way through the book.
- I felt like the author repeated a “scene” from one of her other books.
- Mako was a great dynamic character. It felt like the wrong person with poor timing.
- 1.5🌶️ (the non assault scenes)
Graphic: Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Addiction, Violence, Gaslighting, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death
jessanicolesingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Shallow River is 70% a domestic violence survival story, and 30% a serial killer thriller (VERY different from the other dark romances I have read by this author). The rinse and repeat cycle of DV is incredibly well written, and you will be stressed from cover to cover. While there were some consensual spicy scenes, there were equally as many assault scenes, so do NOT go into this thinking it's a typical dark steamy read. Don't worry though, there is a HEA
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Drug abuse
aliciaallisonmorgan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape
kaylee_brown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Incest, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, and Physical abuse
lisacreighton'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
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual assault
molly11e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship
cswirl1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, and Incest
shasta2292's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Addiction
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy