Reviews

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

asiya_lovebug's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

jahnaya's review against another edition

5.0

I was doing good until the last couple chapters had me crying

eblankenship23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

da_bos's review against another edition

2.0

This wasn’t really my cup of tea, for two reasons primarily:
1) The story arc is problematic: two homophobic fathers unleash a campaign of brutal and graphic violence on the people responsible for their gay sons’ murder, sons who only factor in the story as the “excuse” for this violence but remain caricatures rather than characters worthy of exploration.
2) The writing is bland. I really never felt propelled to keep going, never thought I couldn’t put the book down because I needed to know what happens next. Instead, the writing makes reading this book a slog that interfered with following the story.
I ended up skimming most of it instead of actually reading because I just could get that into it.

laura_corsi's review against another edition

4.0

I tore through the first 100 pages of this. It was so amazing with Ike and Buddy Lee struggling to deal with the deaths of their sons with whom they were not on the best terms. And I was all there for the team up to go catch the bad guys, but then it turned pretty gangster. How gangster you ask? Well let's just say there was a dead body being ground up into fertilizer for Ike's landscape business. After that, I slowed down a lot. I'm pretty wussy when it comes to violence. However, I battled through because the characters of Ike and Buddy Lee are amazing. If violence doesn't bother you, I highly recommend this! If it does, then proceed with caution, but I would still say the story is worth your time.

whtbout2ndbrkfst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

aubrey710's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

uvm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

I love S.A. Cosby’s writing and this might be my favorite novel of his, though I really enjoyed All the Sinners Bleed. My only quibble about this novel is that the women characters could have been stronger or more developed. Otherwise, it was a very satisfying story. 

viviannguyen01's review against another edition

4.0

4.5⭐️ wow

applelaney's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.0