Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Shallow River by H.D. Carlton

4 reviews

cheeserue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was a hard read for me, but I really loved it. to see river be able to escape from the demons that surrounded her and be able to build a beautiful life for herself was inspiring to see. especially since we can't legally have the same type of justice in real life. 

I will say that I absolutely hated the immediate proposal and pregnancy trope at the end - it's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Incest, and Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking

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

annikenr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Body shaming, Murder, and Pregnancy

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Incest, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Torture, Body shaming, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Minor: Stalking and Vomit