Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

66 reviews

crystalxxvision's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Child death, Hate crime, and Mass/school shootings

sfunk's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Torture, Death, Child death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

This book was intense, and at times I forgot that I was reading a work of fiction and not a true crime book because of the depth of details.

acozycactus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Child death, Drug use, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity and Terminal illness

bradonlong's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Racism

javafenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book needs a SERIOUS trigger warning for child murder, child sexual assault, and violence. I read this because it was on Obama’s list of books from 2023. The story was excellent! Don’t get me wrong. Titus is a likable character who just wants to be a good sheriff and he is! The topics in this story are just so serious. I don’t think I would have read it if I had known. Reading through it though it was good and i loved figuring out who the killer was! Definitely a good story just very heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual violence, Torture, Bullying, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Mental illness, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Gore, Confinement, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Stalking

julieleahy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Racism

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Religious bigotry, Racism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Rape

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

elkcariboubiologist's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

 It occurred to him no place was more confused by its past or more terrified of the future than the South.

I heard about this book on a 'best of' podcast episode of All The Books and now I'm wondering how I had never heard of this author before.

A dark, violent story told through the eyes of a black Sheriff -- the moral compass of the novel and a fascinating one at that. There is a lot going on in this book but overall, it reads like reality. The action is non-stop and once I got past the first couple of chapters, I ended up neglecting everything to read this in almost one sitting this past weekend. Definitely a challenging book but I would highly recommend it. I've already picked out my next read by this author.

What annoyed him about Top Cat was the overabundance of self-righteousness he now possessed. It was a trait common to the recently saved. Especially if one suffered from some form of dependency in their previous unsaved life. It was like they traded a secular addiction for a sanctified one.

Trigger warnings: graphic violence/blood/gore on page (including to children), racism, racist slurs, grief due to loss of parent, guilt & trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Blood, Murder, Animal death, Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

lil_wavy_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Ohhh my goodness !!! Listening to the audiobook had me going through ittttt but in a good way though. I just finished the book right now and I am left speechless. Idk how many times l've stayed up late tryna figure out who the lone wolf was. I gotta listen to my gospel playlist tonight before I go to sleep because S.A. is something else when he wrote this book. Got me feeling like I'm a part of Sheriff Crown's department tryna solve this case. Definitely a good book if you like: thriller, crime/forensic type books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Child abuse, and Sexual assault