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Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

91 reviews

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

sweaterdad's review

4.25

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A fast paced thrilling ride. I read it in 2 days and could hardly put it down.  Sometimes the metaphors or writing could feel a little corny, but I really appreciate the level of detail the author provides. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence

bsmorris's review

4.0

adventurous dark 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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Thrilling, fast paced, violent, and with a strong and conflicted main character, this book was a hell of a ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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

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

culpeppper's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I liked the plot okay, but all the characters felt really flat. Especially the women who very much read as written by a man, and lacked nuance or a life outside of interaction with the main character. 
But I loved the performance of the audio book, excellent choices were made by the production crew behind this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Trafficking

megmccreery's review

4.5

challenging 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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I’m rooting for you, Bug!!

I can’t believe how good S.A. Cosby is at his job. I need 20 more of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping

boliv3's review

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Well written, fast-paced crime story, sort of blue-collar John Wick vibe. The main character was insufferable, though; very self-centered and arrogant, hard to empathize with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Racism

gardner98's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous dark tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

nailahkingreads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

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A heart pumping heist gone wrong with Cosby's signature cinematic writing, action packed scenes and morally grey characters you can't help but root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer