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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
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
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
A well crafted novel that was a continuous page turner wanting to find out more. I did guess the big bad guy reveal midway through but still enjoyed it. I have a minor gripe with the story because it sucks the two ex con dads need the death of their gay sons to finally accept them and love who they were that they refused to understand while they were alive. The growth and depictions of homophobia and especially within the black community is very well portrayed by Cosby but I just wish it was not catalyzed by gay death. Very satisfying revenge murder mystery though and would recommend if you like a murder mystery/thriller redemption story. Very graphic violence though as a CW.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Death of parent
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
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
This author has amazing prose.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Immersive and action packed read. Didn't care too much about the murder mystery aspect of it. Too violent for me. But Cosby does a very good job and creating a tense atmosphere. Best of the book for me were the topics of race, gender, and sexuality. The character development was really good.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is so freaking good it made me cry like a baby. Ike and Buddy Lee just lost their sons who were married to each other. They main characters are the dads as they grief their boys and the strained relationship they had once they found out they were gay. In this book we follow their journey; who killed their sons? Why? And nothing stops them in their quest for blood for blood.
The story has a bit of found family trope in its thrilling, action packed fiction, and it perfectly portrays the mindset of the homophobic and bigoted views that are relevant to this day. Ike and Buddy Lee struggle coming to terms with the 'love is love' of it all but by the end, the amount of character development they go through is astounding.
The only reason this book foesnt get the 5/5 star ranking is because I could predict who the bad guy was from the second mention of him. Other than that, this is a book i would recommend to all who love to experience emotional whiplash, LGBTQ+ struggle awareness, and find justice in vengeance. Even the ones drenched in blood.
The story has a bit of found family trope in its thrilling, action packed fiction, and it perfectly portrays the mindset of the homophobic and bigoted views that are relevant to this day. Ike and Buddy Lee struggle coming to terms with the 'love is love' of it all but by the end, the amount of character development they go through is astounding.
The only reason this book foesnt get the 5/5 star ranking is because I could predict who the bad guy was from the second mention of him. Other than that, this is a book i would recommend to all who love to experience emotional whiplash, LGBTQ+ struggle awareness, and find justice in vengeance. Even the ones drenched in blood.
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes