Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Follow the River by CE Ricci

14 reviews

sakiie_'s review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

nighthonesty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

Not sure why the author is so secretive about the trigger warnings. I was able to guess what was going to happen. However, doesn't detract from the fact the book is decent. It is well written and a lot of thought is given to the characters' journeys. While I have a complicated relationship in the characters, I was fully invested in their story. Left on a cliffhanger making need for reading the 2nd in the duet a must.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Outing, and Alcohol

trippybooks's review against another edition

dark sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

huevo181's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

krhart's review

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

I am still processing. This book. I'm broken 😭💔Omg. This book. River and Ciarain. Enemies to...what?! Lovers? Hearts? It's not able to be defined. River is the college quarterback. A new receiver comes to the team, and he's a true star. The two of them have instant "love to hate you" energy and it can't be reigned in. 

River is outwardly and comfortably bi. Ciarain is not. Ciarain has deep, dark secrets and trauma that molded him into who he is today. No matter how much they fight, their chemistry can't be ignored.

After a major blow up, they are sent to the mountains for a 5 week getaway to force their relationship to mend and become something other than hate. Sparks fly, tears fall, secrets are revealed and things change. But not necessarily for the better.

The book ends on a cliffhanger. Be ready. I am just really really glad the next one (After Rain Falls) is already queued up and ready to go.

High angst
Enemies to lovers (maybe)
Many other triggers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicidal thoughts

friends2lovers's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

madscientistcat's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

Trigger warnings should be up front in this book. It’s not appropriate to hide them because of “spoilers” especially when they have the magnitude, gravity, and explicitness that these scenes have in here. I don’t read or care personally about CWs for myself, but I know it’s important to many people to include them, and their absence here is unnecessary and, frankly, appalling.

I’m torn on rating the book because of the thoughtlessness of the CW situation, but I decided to rate it as just the contents of the story and settle for leaving appropriate CWs on here and the mini-rant above.

This book ripped my heart right out. Devastating and emotional, full of pain and angst but also discovery and joy. Be prepared to read both books of this duology together as this book ends on a cliffhanger with no HEA/HFN. The next book does pick up right from the scene at the end. The writing is a little odd at times, and learning this was the author’s debut makes that make sense. The vibes are perfect though. For this book. The next one…. well. It’s *weird.* I’ll deal with that later though…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

queen21's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

thassia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

from_the_library_of_ashley_bee's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence