Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

322 reviews

josie2k's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Classism

erenreads12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

This was a pleasantly surprising read for me. As wary as I am of a Bury Your Gays trope, S.A. Cosby handled quietness, rejection and allyship much better than I had anticipated, injecting humour and a great deal of heart into a dark story. Somehow I was persuaded to love these two objectively terrible men, who experienced a great loss, and then - went on to do better. Knocked off a star for some at times confused characterisation (in my opinion), particularly of Ike.

At once painful, tense and warm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

m_ren_watson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Deadnaming

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping

oliviavm8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

Wonderful book. So thoughtful and beautifully written. The character development was my favorite part and all of the characters experienced some sort of growth. Made me cry, which is so rare for me when I am reading. Great read, would totally recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ryankaybee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bep's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

The vibe of this was revenge movie with an almost Nice Guys twist, I enjoy a book where two dudes begrudgingly have to work together to solve a mystery. It was violent and tense, a pretty compelling approach to what could have been a fairly standard revenge thriller story. I wasn’t necessarily wowed by it and felt that the writing was pretty repetitive, but I did stay engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elyssam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

A good and thrilling read on revenge! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Car accident, and Murder