Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

94 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Cancer, Transphobia, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

djimerson's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

This book was insane! We went from 0 to 100 in the first 20 pages and I loved EVERY second of this. Definitely look up trigger warnings because this book isn’t for the lighthearted. It’s a revenge story, FULL of violence, foul language, dark humor, and LGBTQA+ phobia. But if you’re ready for a dark and twisted time, this book is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, and Violence

queergoth_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

This was a very good book. It wa a wild ride and I'm going to be thinking about it for a long time. It was such a hard read. I thought I'd zip through it but it was so heavy and raw, I had to keep putting it down to grapple with my emotions. 

I really loved S. A. Cosby's writing. The imagery and the phrases used to evoke it often had me laughing so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Deadnaming

middleagedbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

Loved this book. Made me cry like a baby. So much beauty amongst such violence and hard truths. S.A. Cosby is a gifted writer, and his humor definitely shines through in this story. Overall, just a great book with lots of thought provoking & heart wrenching content! Also, I didn’t know there was so much (very descriptive) violence throughout, so just be prepared 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Cancer, Murder, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death of parent, Racism, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

sabsboutin's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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: Religious bigotry, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Death, Cancer, Car accident, Deadnaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Homophobia

jess_chang7's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Deadnaming

taylor13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Cancer, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Gore, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Torture, Cursing, Murder, and Racial slurs

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Blood, Hate crime, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deadnaming

sws004's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Transphobia, Murder, and Terminal illness

marinapaso11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder