Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

104 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

djimerson's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

This book was insane! We went from 0 to 100 in the first 20 pages and I loved EVERY second of this. Definitely look up trigger warnings because this book isn’t for the lighthearted. It’s a revenge story, FULL of violence, foul language, dark humor, and LGBTQA+ phobia. But if you’re ready for a dark and twisted time, this book is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

This was a very good book. It wa a wild ride and I'm going to be thinking about it for a long time. It was such a hard read. I thought I'd zip through it but it was so heavy and raw, I had to keep putting it down to grapple with my emotions. 

I really loved S. A. Cosby's writing. The imagery and the phrases used to evoke it often had me laughing so much. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Deadnaming

middleagedbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Loved this book. Made me cry like a baby. So much beauty amongst such violence and hard truths. S.A. Cosby is a gifted writer, and his humor definitely shines through in this story. Overall, just a great book with lots of thought provoking & heart wrenching content! Also, I didn’t know there was so much (very descriptive) violence throughout, so just be prepared 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sabsboutin's review

dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

jess_chang7's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Deadnaming

taylor13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sws004's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Deadnaming, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Murder, and Alcohol

marinapaso11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder