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Blacktop Wasteland

S.A. Cosby

4.1 AVERAGE

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

efaracarter's review

4.0

WOW. Emotion forward writing with edge of your seat twists and turns.
Amazing!

joefaulkenberry's review

3.75
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

matchboxed's review

4.0

I read that book just holding thumbs for Beauregard the whole way. What does a man needs to go through to provide a good life for his family. Stealing, murder, lies and love.
dark emotional mysterious 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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mrsroudy's review

3.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad 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

nicholsel's review

4.75
dark mysterious 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

gakingmusic's review

5.0

This book is phenomenal. It is heist story for auto nerds a la The Fast and the Furious, but it also holds up as a literary novel. The protagonist, Beauregard, idolizes his father and can't bring himself to part with the car his father left him, but he is also trying not to be the monster that his father could be. He is a father himself and trying to be a better one than his father, but he is struggling to stay afloat financially without committing crimes. Ronnie needs a driver for the ultimate heist job, the job that should set them up to never have to do another job again. Can Beau do just one more job and hang it up to focus on being a good dad? Cosby eloquently explores these questions between action-packed fights and chases, and it is totally awesome.