Reviews tagging 'Death'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

78 reviews

megmccreery's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

This was so dark and twisted but so layered. Definitely not for the faint of heart. I loved it and was genuinely creeped out. I would love to see this turned into a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Abandonment, Police brutality, Body horror, Slavery, Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Blood, Pedophilia, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical content, Murder, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Classism, Chronic illness, and Stalking

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

The setting of this book is a gritty southern town in Virginia. You have a newly elected sherif who is black. He was voted in from the black community and the new residents that are moving in. The other side of the county is white and they are apart of a group called the sons of the confederacy. As if the racial tension was not enough. You also have the backdrop of a serial killer running amuck in the town. 

Please read trigger warnings before diving into this one.

S. A. Cosby does a wonderful job describing the town and the tension that Titus (sheriff) has to navigate through. However, there were a few plot holes for me on this one. He introduces tons of characters some who do not have anything to do with the major crime that is being investigated. I also wanted to know more about the connection of the actual criminals once they were uncovered. He left too many loose ends for me. 

Regardless I felt this book was just ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Murder, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Child death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, and Death of parent

afriduss's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Grief, Stalking, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Child death

shannahtan's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

I did a tandem read with the audiobook and the kindle version. I thought Adam Lazarre-White was a wonderful narrator for this one. It’s definitely not a book for the faint of heart because it does get quite gruesome. I think this book does a great job depicting racism as well as exploring morality and religion. I wish there had been more about Latrell. Titus does a a tiny monologue to Darlene about how he loves Charon, and that’s why he’s hard on it. This reminded me of James Baldwin’s quote about America.

The fall festival scene was reminiscent of Charlottesville white supremacist attack in 2027, especially because the book is set in Virginia.

I don’t think the book had any major plot twists, and I also wouldn’t say it was predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Death, Gun violence, Child death, and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

wytnie's review against another edition

Not writing the book off i want to try again at another time but i think i just started it at a bad time for me. Also there was a surprise content wise and i wish there had a been a trigger warning page before the book started

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Racism, Medical content, and Addiction

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent

ereyesmena's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Religious bigotry, Torture, Murder, Grief, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Racism, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

frozenheartv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

5 stars
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🧠 My thoughts
This is the first book I read from S.A. Cosby and I blew my mind up. I have never read any crime, mystery book this deep and powerful. This was definitely not a thriller but a slow-burn and deep literary book. This book is a good example of a book that I want to read to understand racism and dark aspects of human nature. I had to choice but to empathize with most of the characters in this book.

However, since this is not a thriller, the story could be dragging sometimes. The romance part between the main character and the girlfriend should have been delved deeper into, for me it was a bit too shallow and I couldn't help but feel like it was redundant.

Nevertheless, I have to give this book 5 stars. Otherwise, it would haunt me for the rest of my life if I wouldn't do this.

👍 What I like
- Deeply-meaningful dialogues and storyline
- Excellent job to reflect the racist and dark aspects of human nature
- Cohesive and powerful narration
- Poetic and beautiful prose

👎 What I don't like
- A bit weak in romance part
- Some parts can drag a bit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

kelliaujulii's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

This book totally gripped me as I followed Titus as he tried to solve the case and keep Charon from boiling over. The pacing was perfect and balanced the case with everything else going on so well. The family moments felt powerful and unique as I can't remember many son/father/brother relationships explored in a mystery thriller. The commentary on life for a Black sheriff in rural Virginia was also perfectly written and informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Drug abuse

bellasandrarose's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

I would like to read another one of S.A Cosby’s books that has a less horrific crime plot. I think my level of enjoyment can only reach a certain capacity given the subject matter. I loved the final scene and I think that was the perfect way to finish the book. Really enjoyed reading a crime/thriller that didn’t centre a small town/suburban white woman, I don’t think there’s enough represensation in the genre. I really liked how race and religion were central, integral elements, because IRL they are and in my experience it’s not taken into account enough in the genre (esp. race!). 

I’m in two minds about the number of characters and

the reveal of the killer

. I definitely got confused at times but it was nice to have a bigger pool of “ooooo it could be anyone”. I think it also made Charon more vivid, characters weren’t just their occupation, they each got a little backstory

which is why I struggled with the reveal, I’m not sure that character was ever introduced? if he was I don’t remember him

. It made me feel like everyone knows everyone and because I’m not a part of the town of course I’m going to be a little lost. 

Writing-wise there were times where words were repeated that I think could have been crafted a bit and I think the characters did maybe need something a little deeper each to make them stick (like Pip was great cause he was the old one but Davy and Steve and I swear there’s another one were the same person in my head). Also one time they said

6 dead kids and I got confused, did they not find the 7th body? can’t remember

Overall, I enjoyed and I will check out some more from this author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Body horror, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Religious bigotry

katiearcher's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

This book hits the ground running and never stops! If you want a fast paced book this is it! I love Cosby’a writing style; I will definitely be reading more of his books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism