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Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

103 reviews

spiritfishin's review

5.0

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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail

alicatreadsstuff's review

5.0

dark emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

jmillington84's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence

questionablereads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Man can’t be two types of beasts"

Flawed and violent characters is something that SA Cosby does so well, and Beauregard “Bug” was no different. I loved how this book tackled income inequality with a fast and furious backdrop. It was action packed and moving, and truly just a story about a man coming to terms with which beast he chooses to pursue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Racism

charyoung91's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Car accident, Death of parent

superlen64's review

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kyrie's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Murder

Minor: Fatphobia

setito's review

4.5

dark emotional tense fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

makayla_02's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Murder, Lesbophobia

Minor: Torture, Trafficking

wellreadsyd's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Blacktop Wasteland is another gritty, action-packed novel from one of my "must-read" authors, but this one didn’t quite hit the same for me. It starts off slow, but once the heist kicks in, it’s full throttle then suspenseful as we follow the fallout. Beauregard is an easy character to root for—flawed, desperate, and trying to outrun his past—but while there were a few twists, the plot felt too predictable. That said, Cosby’s signature writing style is still amazing: super descriptive and raw. Even though it wasn’t my favorite from him, it was still an entertaining ride. 3.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Cancer