Reviews - All the Sinners Bleed

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All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

4.28 AVERAGE

muggs96's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I blazed through this book. It was fairly different than what I normally read - it's classified as a "southern noir" crime novel rather than a mystery novel, so it didn't have a bunch of surprising reveals or twists and turns, but the story and crime investigation were well-crafted and compelling.
One of the standout details for me is that this story didn't revel in graphic violence against women like so many other crime writers do. The book was definitely graphic at times and tackled some sensitive subject matter like bigotry, religious violence, and violence against black children and adults (make sure you check some of the trigger warnings before you dive in), but Cosby spared the reader from going into any level of detail when writing about children, and largely left the female characters alone.
I can't tell you the last time I read a crime novel that didn't include some graphic violence against women or children (which is why I generally avoid crime fiction) so I give credit to S.A. Cosby for writing about vulnerable groups with sensitivity. I'm definitely going to check out a couple of his other novels once I make some progress on my to-read pile.

hippievan2342's review against another edition

4.5

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Content Warnings

klrubyrn's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alienhard's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

clamoureux88's review against another edition

4.0

I mean, it's a really good book... But my gosh I have got to start looking at trigger warnings. Images from this one will haunt my dreams.

leandramims's review against another edition

4.5

S.A. Cosby is definitely one of my must read authors. Everything I've read of his is a 4 star or higher. Also, read the audiobook. Adam Lazarre-White makes the words leap from the page with his clear and colorful narration. He is by far one of my favorite narrators at this point.