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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Murder
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
I'm torn on this one... Either my expectations were too high, or maybe I had to read it physically and not as an audiobook, or maybe the characters didn't have enough development. They jumped from not accepting their sons to "I wish I could change the past"too quickly. Maybe it was a combination of all above, but it was just ok.
3.5
3.5
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
No flaws. Loved the fathers bonding and becoming friends while seeking vengeance. Love their growth. There were clues enough to know who the guy pulling the strings was before it was revealed but it didn't lessen the story. Cosby's writing is top-tier, as always.
Overuse of metaphors and similes, plus too much nonsensical violence towards the wrong folks.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
If a book brings me to tears then it’s 5 stars no questions asked!!!
Pretty graphic though, threw me for a loop
Pretty graphic though, threw me for a loop
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Folks like to talk about revenge like it's a righteous thing but it's just hate in a nicer suit."
This book has such a strong concept, but it's the delivery and heart that has my brain melting in the best way! Ike and Buddy Lee knew that they could never stop the haunting of the brutal deaths of their sons and the harsh and unspoken words due to their own homophobia. My boys got ACTIVE and went on a hunt that got so twisted, I would be laughing one moment, tears stinging another and screaming the next!
I understand thoughts of critics who fear that Ike and Buddy Lee only became accepting after something so horrific. However, I feel this was not the lesson. Ike and Buddy Lee had many regrets, but they did not magically become allies. Instead, I think this book does an incredible job at criticizing those who cannot accept people regardless of who they love, while also just reminding everyone that all that should matter is being good humans. There are so many scenes woven in this tale that put a mirror and illuminated just how terrible they were to their sons. How hypocritical this all was in the aftermath of tragedy. Yet still, S. A. Cosby also created such depth in these characters that their love was never in question and how incredible their sons were in spite of it all.
There are constant ways that Ike and Buddy Lee never believed they had atoned for their inaction and terrible roles as fathers, however they used it to fuel an epic tale of vengeance that I won't stop thinking about for a long time.
This book has such a strong concept, but it's the delivery and heart that has my brain melting in the best way! Ike and Buddy Lee knew that they could never stop the haunting of the brutal deaths of their sons and the harsh and unspoken words due to their own homophobia. My boys got ACTIVE and went on a hunt that got so twisted, I would be laughing one moment, tears stinging another and screaming the next!
I understand thoughts of critics who fear that Ike and Buddy Lee only became accepting after something so horrific. However, I feel this was not the lesson. Ike and Buddy Lee had many regrets, but they did not magically become allies. Instead, I think this book does an incredible job at criticizing those who cannot accept people regardless of who they love, while also just reminding everyone that all that should matter is being good humans. There are so many scenes woven in this tale that put a mirror and illuminated just how terrible they were to their sons. How hypocritical this all was in the aftermath of tragedy. Yet still, S. A. Cosby also created such depth in these characters that their love was never in question and how incredible their sons were in spite of it all.
There are constant ways that Ike and Buddy Lee never believed they had atoned for their inaction and terrible roles as fathers, however they used it to fuel an epic tale of vengeance that I won't stop thinking about for a long time.