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megmccreery's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
amalas_bookstop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Please read trigger warnings before diving into this one.
S. A. Cosby does a wonderful job describing the town and the tension that Titus (sheriff) has to navigate through. However, there were a few plot holes for me on this one. He introduces tons of characters some who do not have anything to do with the major crime that is being investigated. I also wanted to know more about the connection of the actual criminals once they were uncovered. He left too many loose ends for me.
Regardless I felt this book was just ok.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
afriduss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
frozenheartv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
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🧠My thoughts
This is the first book I read from S.A. Cosby and I blew my mind up. I have never read any crime, mystery book this deep and powerful. This was definitely not a thriller but a slow-burn and deep literary book. This book is a good example of a book that I want to read to understand racism and dark aspects of human nature. I had to choice but to empathize with most of the characters in this book.
However, since this is not a thriller, the story could be dragging sometimes. The romance part between the main character and the girlfriend should have been delved deeper into, for me it was a bit too shallow and I couldn't help but feel like it was redundant.
Nevertheless, I have to give this book 5 stars. Otherwise, it would haunt me for the rest of my life if I wouldn't do this.
đź‘Ť What I like
- Deeply-meaningful dialogues and storyline
- Excellent job to reflect the racist and dark aspects of human nature
- Cohesive and powerful narration
- Poetic and beautiful prose
đź‘Ž What I don't like
- A bit weak in romance part
- Some parts can drag a bit
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs
kelliaujulii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Minor: Drug abuse
bellasandrarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m in two minds about the number of characters and
Writing-wise there were times where words were repeated that I think could have been crafted a bit and I think the characters did maybe need something a little deeper each to make them stick (like Pip was great cause he was the old one but Davy and Steve and I swear there’s another one were the same person in my head). Also one time they said
Overall, I enjoyed and I will check out some more from this author
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol
Minor: Religious bigotry
averycrainepowell's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs
Minor: Terminal illness and Police brutality
irinim26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Rape
shainabriley's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
alyssatuininga's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail