Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

6 reviews

eeefann125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Physical abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Terminal illness, Body horror, Slavery, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Sexual content, Rape, and Racial slurs

lexigoyette's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Beautifully written but too slow-moving for my liking. I found the cast of characters a little too vast, so by the time the Last Wolf gets revealed, I was like, “Wait, who is that again?”  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Child death, Death, Gore, and Trafficking

tsundokukarla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Child death, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

tlaynejones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

I enjoy SA Cosby’s books, they are fast paced and compelling reads which include some interesting social commentary. Having said that they have more of a profoundly masculine feel than most books I would consider reading. This is not necessarily good or bad, but is noteworthy for its consistency and thoroughness. This is a world of straight cis men relating to other straight cis men. There are a few peripheral women, but they aren’t fleshed out, and mostly just provide a reflection for the male character to bounce off of. There were no identified or implied queer characters in this book. Considering Cosby’s last book was an examination of homophobic toxic masculinity in Black southern men, I found this interesting. 
I plan on continuing to read Cosby, as a queer woman I do understand the desire to immerse yourself in and explore the subculture to which you belong. Especially when that culture is largely erased and oppressed by the dominant images. But a part of me does wonder if Cosby’s love of, and questioning of, his culture will include more feminism in the future?
CW for ALL the violence in this book. Including towards children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Racism, Murder, Grief, Kidnapping, and Classism

Moderate: Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

shoshpursley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Racism

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Drug use, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

lcg527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Titus is the first elected black Sheriff in a rural town in Virginia. On the one-year anniversary of his term as Sheriff, a high-school shooting in town occurs killing the town’s most revered teacher. A gruesome backstory unfolds in the investigation of this teacher, the shooter, and a serial killing lone wolf on the run. This rural community is divided due to race, addiction, and religion. These themes are part of this story. SA Cosby is a talented writer and this book is as gritty and propulsive as his other works. This is not for sensitive readers - there are a lot of grisly details of deaths and perverse violence. The narrator of the audiobook is terrific! Thank you to NetGalley for the audio ARC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Death, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Trafficking, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime