Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

56 reviews

destaknee_'s review against another edition

dark tense 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Racism

Minor: Cancer

crystalxxvision's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

sfunk's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

This book was intense, and at times I forgot that I was reading a work of fiction and not a true crime book because of the depth of details.

mhcovill's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

javafenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

This book needs a SERIOUS trigger warning for child murder, child sexual assault, and violence. I read this because it was on Obama’s list of books from 2023. The story was excellent! Don’t get me wrong. Titus is a likable character who just wants to be a good sheriff and he is! The topics in this story are just so serious. I don’t think I would have read it if I had known. Reading through it though it was good and i loved figuring out who the killer was! Definitely a good story just very heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

elkcariboubiologist's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

 It occurred to him no place was more confused by its past or more terrified of the future than the South.

I heard about this book on a 'best of' podcast episode of All The Books and now I'm wondering how I had never heard of this author before.

A dark, violent story told through the eyes of a black Sheriff -- the moral compass of the novel and a fascinating one at that. There is a lot going on in this book but overall, it reads like reality. The action is non-stop and once I got past the first couple of chapters, I ended up neglecting everything to read this in almost one sitting this past weekend. Definitely a challenging book but I would highly recommend it. I've already picked out my next read by this author.

What annoyed him about Top Cat was the overabundance of self-righteousness he now possessed. It was a trait common to the recently saved. Especially if one suffered from some form of dependency in their previous unsaved life. It was like they traded a secular addiction for a sanctified one.

Trigger warnings: graphic violence/blood/gore on page (including to children), racism, racist slurs, grief due to loss of parent, guilt & trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

kelbel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Torture

tkhenry99's review against another edition

4.0

i really just did not care about the MC’s personal life at all but the crime he was investigating was really interesting and the social commentary is super important 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.75

Thrilling, mysterious and I couldn’t see any of it coming. I really enjoyed the ride. This author is someone who can weave in social commentary so beautifully with real life, gore, and small town life. He never misses. Highly recommend. The ending and whodunnit lost .25 for me because it felt not connected. But still, read this book!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

heartstrings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

S.A. Cosby knows how to write a crime drama. He knows how to write. Period. I don’t generally like reading about cops, but I trust this writer and so far he hasn’t let me down. The ending felt a little rushed, my only complaint, but it didn’t detract from how satisfying a read this was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death