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wordsareworlds's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This book got off to a fine start, but quickly lost me in the ways it flattened its characters and mined the realities of police brutality for a thin urban fantasy plot while simultaneously made a complicit, religious bigot cop the ongoing love interest.
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Grief, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Slavery and Blood
peachani's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Gun violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gore, Police brutality, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Death, Racism, Slavery, Gaslighting, Blood, and Infertility
becphe's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I liked this book. I didn't know what to expect which was a plus. I did think it felt a little disorganized but I understood the separate events.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Death
Minor: Religious bigotry
Mention of Hurricane Katrina and death
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