Reviews tagging 'Death'

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

30 reviews

henriii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

i don't usually read thrillers, but i wanted to read more books by southerners; SA Cosby is from newport news, va, and it was wild reading this book, recognizing locations that i'm familiar with, and putting all of bug's excursions on a mental map.

this felt like an action movie in book form and was hard to put down. i finished it in three sittings. 

i didn't love the pained feeling i was left with at the end, when bug is standing in the wake of so much desolation and destruction with no real resolution, but that was a matter of preference rather than writing, and

i would read more from this author when i'm looking for an action-packed, suspenseful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gun violence

alyshab2005's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexism, and Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Racism

riddlemesphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug use, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

josie2k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Car accident, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Torture, and Racial slurs

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

This was one of the best books I’ve read of the year.
S. A. Cosby has a way of writing that is mind blowing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Cursing, Violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Death, and Death of parent

rwgabbard's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

louisekf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Drug use, Sexual content, Death, and Gun violence

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body shaming, Car accident, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Gun violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, and Cancer

bek67's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Second book of S.A. Cosby's that I've read. He has knocked it out of the park again. Lots of violence so not for the faint of heart. Loved Bug's character and his relationship with his wife, Kia. One man's path to find himself, get ahead and ultimately get revenge. Loved it. Great audio book, the narrator was fabulous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Cursing, Murder, and Death

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Torture, Drug use, and Racism

sambo_0103's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence