Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

283 reviews

stacym's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, and Homophobia

jakirby's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Abandonment, Homophobia, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Racism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Violence

jpratt's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Hate crime, Gore, Homophobia, Transphobia, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

jwatson9030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Blood, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Medical content

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death, and Homophobia

beauty_and_thebooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

mitchell_1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Minor: Deadnaming and Cancer

fungirlreads's review

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

4.5

Not my usual genre but I enjoyed it. The storytelling was grittier than I expected but it added intensity to the plot. 

I deducted half a star bc there is a decision made by Ike's wife that doesn't make sense given their history. It's a dumb choice that wouldn't be made by the wife of a street-saavy, murderous, ex-con. She should have been smarter than that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Transphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Alcoholism, Grief, and Homophobia

tracey1981's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

2.75

I’d heard great things about this book but it was just “ok” to me. It’s crime fiction about two fathers who set out to get vengeance for their sons, a gay couple, who were murdered. The violence and gore were way over the top. I sort of liked the redemptive arc of the characters, who were not accepting of their sons’ sexuality and regret that now,  except it also made the plot a bit awkward to me because the learning and growth feels kind of simplistic and shallow. The LGBTQ+ characters are all quite underdeveloped and one-dimensional. I’d maybe read more by this author in the future if I read great reviews and especially if said reviews noted a decrease in gore and violence from previous books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Transphobia, Murder, and Homophobia

Moderate: Medical trauma

aminayuy's review

adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Gore, Gun violence, and Blood