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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
Well-written and perfectly paced, All the Sinners Bleed is a murder-mystery that will manage to captivate you, even in the midst of some rather disturbing crimes.
Cosby has done a fantastic job of creating a realistic setting with the town of Charon. He's really captured the, at times very questionable, Southern small town atmosphere and community perfectly. I think that the criminal investigation was also handled really well; the clues were revealed and pieced together in a natural manner and it didn't feel like there were a lot of sudden revelations out of nowhere.
I would've given this one five stars if it weren't for two points that bothered me a bit:
1. There are a lot of characters in this book. It was to the point that I was having trouble keeping all the names straight for a lot of the more background characters. For those that are only mentioned during one scene of the book this is fine, but for those that had multiple small mentions throughout it really would've helped if they somehow could've been characterized a bit more (if not just cutting a few of them out altogether).
2. Although I do think this was well-written, it also felt like some parts of it were a little overwritten in comparison to the majority of the book. It didn't happen a ton, but there were definitely points where suddenly it seemed to switch from standard prose into more literary prose, and then easing back into standard. The literary passages were still nice to read but I did feel a little thrown off a few times because of the jump in style.
But aside from those points, I otherwise found this to be a very engaging story and the only reason it took me four days to finish it was because I was already using all the free time I had to pick it up whenever I could!
Cosby has done a fantastic job of creating a realistic setting with the town of Charon. He's really captured the, at times very questionable, Southern small town atmosphere and community perfectly. I think that the criminal investigation was also handled really well; the clues were revealed and pieced together in a natural manner and it didn't feel like there were a lot of sudden revelations out of nowhere.
I would've given this one five stars if it weren't for two points that bothered me a bit:
1. There are a lot of characters in this book. It was to the point that I was having trouble keeping all the names straight for a lot of the more background characters. For those that are only mentioned during one scene of the book this is fine, but for those that had multiple small mentions throughout it really would've helped if they somehow could've been characterized a bit more (if not just cutting a few of them out altogether).
2. Although I do think this was well-written, it also felt like some parts of it were a little overwritten in comparison to the majority of the book. It didn't happen a ton, but there were definitely points where suddenly it seemed to switch from standard prose into more literary prose, and then easing back into standard. The literary passages were still nice to read but I did feel a little thrown off a few times because of the jump in style.
But aside from those points, I otherwise found this to be a very engaging story and the only reason it took me four days to finish it was because I was already using all the free time I had to pick it up whenever I could!
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There were too many moving parts (and characters) that muddled the story. There was just too much telling and not enough showing that caused it to drag. This also didn’t have as strong of an emotional core as Razorblade Tears did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A thriller that's actually full of depth; depth of character, of historical truth and of language.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The writing and the overall story were great. Truly kept me captivated from the start. My only qualm is the lack of finality to the case. Nothing was done to connect the “Last Wolf” to Latrell and the teacher.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A