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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
ellebills'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Torture, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
sarahanne_65's review
- 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
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
scoto435'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
vouija'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
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Incest, Confinement, Murder, and Rape
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
reading_with_tara_jade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
mizfitzkay's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
smaines16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault