Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

80 reviews

annaledbetter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

This book was amazing! It is super violent though, so check you trigger warnings. I had to take a break sometimes bc of its description of bloody details. But this is a book I think I will be recommending to a bunch of people!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Torture, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Car accident and Cancer

Minor: Deadnaming

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Child death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Terminal illness, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

phippsmr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Biphobia, Cancer, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Classism, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Outing

sarah984's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this novel about two ex-cons who team up to avenge their sons' murder but I just found it silly and kind of cheesy. Aside from the leads all of the characters felt like caricatures (the "anarchists" were genuinely embarrassing to read, I can't believe that made it to print) and the dialogue could get as preachy and didactic as the worst YA novels. Felt like a long unironic version of the "I love my dead gay son" monologue from Heathers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Car accident, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Outing, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Deadnaming

amanduhhhpls's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. I have not read a thriller this challenging in my whole life.

This is action-packed in the most brutal way, and there is a lot of violence depicted on page, both physical and against peoples identities. Check your trigger warnings, but if you can look past that there is an amazing story here.

While I can’t say I found any of these characters redeemable, I did find them realistic and this story of revenge forces the reader to focus on the parts of humanity that are uncomfortable and hard to swallow. These fathers have horrible opinions and have done horrible things, but they are attempting to move towards understanding for their sons in the wake of their grief, and that unfortunately is a common story.

This book did everything it set out to do, and I only knocked it a half star because it was incredibly hard to read with the violence, homophobia, and racism on page. Again, be sure to check trigger warnings for this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Gun violence, Violence, Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Blood, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Deadnaming, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer

climbingbookshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing and Cancer

Minor: Kidnapping and Car accident

laura_pc's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcoholism, and Addiction

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"We're done letting them down."
 Razorblade Tears, as suggested by the title, is a story of contrasts. Harsh realities on every page.
 I knew early on this would be a five-star read for me.
 Ike and Buddy Lee have no reason to travel in the same circles, other than for their sons. Isiah and Derek - a biracial and happily married gay couple, fathers to a young daughter - were both murdered in cold blood for reasons unknown. 
 Their fathers spent time on the inside and aren't taking kindly to the world without their boys, despite their complicated relationships and lack of acceptance. 
 Buddy Lee and Ike are going to do what the police haven't, and find out who is responsible for their deaths. 
 Family isn't always blood related.
 Razorblade Tears is all at once beautiful and heartbreaking; violent and touching.
 The entire book is strengths - the pacing and plot, compelling and flawed characters, twists, and some absolutely amazing prose. 
 "Southern noir" author S.A. Cosby has an instant fan in me.
 Recommended, so many times over!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

leahrosiee's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Transphobia

Minor: Cancer

gennysreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Hate crime, Blood, and Car accident