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A review by samlauren07
Shallow River by H.D. Carlton
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- 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