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Shallow River by H.D. Carlton

30 reviews

hanschub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

sarahanne_65's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Infidelity

samlauren07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• 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)

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Content Warnings

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

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

*HEAVY trigger warnings on this book; I think this was the most intense book I have read to date

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

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Content Warnings

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

mizfitzkay's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is triggering for a rape survivor and as a person who watched a friend stay in an abusive cycle. I couldn’t tell you how frustrated I was with the MC. Almost DNF’d because she was insufferable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Incest, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Grief, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Body shaming and Confinement

Take this book in breaks. Dont read it in one go like I did.

aliciaallisonmorgan's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

ellebecks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

tanya_luvs_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Confinement, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Gore, Incest, and Infidelity

ndg_0327's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Devoured in less than 24 hours. HD Carlton you cut me deep. Highly recommend the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Animal cruelty, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

shasta2292's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Negative points- felt that some character interactions were unnatural. Some minor plot holes. Wanted more basdassery. 

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Content Warnings

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