Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Shallow River by H.D. Carlton

45 reviews

micah_jenae's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

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

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

mikaylamills's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is probably darker and more brutal than any of HD Carlton's other books. I love her writing and she is the best at writing a morally grey character that you'll love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

lbible83's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Incest, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship

lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death, and Rape

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

tempeste_rose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This is a tough read but I found parts of it endearing. Definitely not for everyone, and check triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Domestic abuse

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

sjon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was soooo fucking hard to get into bc I just wanted to strangle river every single scene for letting Ryan do what he was doing. By 60% things picked up quick, it was predictable but the story was good. There’s nothing I hate more than a useless damsel in distress heroine and river was definitely not that. I liked that mako was gentle but also threw her around the way she wanted to be thrown around. For a dark romance, there was really only two explicit spicy scenes (plus a random girl on girl one which seemed so unnecessary?) so that was low key disappointing. A tough read and definitely sensitive topics and it was definitely unbelievable that she bounced back as if she hadn’t been abused and graped her literally entire life so the ending felt a tad rushed but the epilogue cleared up all the loose ends and all in all I liked it quite a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Rape