Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

91 reviews

haley_readmylips's review

5.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

k8beems's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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 use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia

elizasut's review

3.5

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Not as good as later work by Cosby - but tight story with lots of twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder

avibc316's review

4.5

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Gun violence, Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

3.75

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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Violence

skye_era_books's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If SA Cosby writes it, I’m going to read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol

josie2k's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was one of the best books I’ve read of the year.
S. A. Cosby has a way of writing that is mind blowing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

rei_reads's review

5.0

challenging dark 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: Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism

rgabbs's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective 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: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury