Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Shallow River by H.D. Carlton

25 reviews

mommomread's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

pagesofraleen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

This was enjoyable. A couple things really weren’t my forté. The triggers weren’t bad for me personally. I guess I’m just not a fan of gore on paper, that’s not a murder mystery crime novel….and the unusual object used in one of the last spice scenes just didn’t appeal to my personal tastes. It was a well written book and despite the parts I didn’t enjoy, I did enjoy the book as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

mikasaestucasa's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

theartistreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Murder, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Medical trauma, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

reese1987's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

Please check trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use

tanacef's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abortion, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Medical content

dscholl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual assault, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

tarynsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Classism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Stalking, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture

minimikk4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Classism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Rape, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gore, Child abuse, Body shaming, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Addiction, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Trafficking, Self harm, and Infidelity

melsbookspace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I went into this book blind, it was an incredibly dark and haunting tale surrounding one woman's lifelong battle with SA and DV. 

I enjoyed this book but I highly recommend looking up and checking out trigger warnings before diving in because there are a lot and only a vague mention of DV on the first page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship