orlando_in_love 's review for:

The River by Peter Heller

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Beautiful imagery. I was not expecting such a devastating ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail