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meganrae047's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Transphobia
ola_wnka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
shitshereads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, and Murder
diamondgoose's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
schwertfeger49's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Racism
oro91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kaithebookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, and Vomit
amandabethslibrary's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder
tysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
In the beginning I really felt for our main character Mario as he describes the difficulty of taking care of a sick child, the effects it had on his family financially and how it slowly deteriorated his marriage. It made me feel sympathetic to his choice of a life of crime however, stealing from a drug cartel is a huge leap and a little unbelievable when we were never told he had ever done anything to this level of crime before. This book was also marketed as 'horror' when I didn't find anything in this be considered horror. There were a few supernatural elements in there that I was hoping could have been explored more, but that was about it. The author did do a good job with incorporating the conversation around racism and the stereotypes the Hispanic community faces and weaves it through the story nicely. I do think the story was very predictable and I wasn't surprised by anything that happened at the end, but maybe that comes from watching tons of crime thriller movies. I think if you want a moderately paced suspenseful thriller this will work for you, but if you were expecting more horror like I was then this might not work.
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
avvyella's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Suicide and Transphobia