Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

53 reviews

henriii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

i don't usually read thrillers, but i wanted to read more books by southerners; SA Cosby is from newport news, va, and it was wild reading this book, recognizing locations that i'm familiar with, and putting all of bug's excursions on a mental map.

this felt like an action movie in book form and was hard to put down. i finished it in three sittings. 

i didn't love the pained feeling i was left with at the end, when bug is standing in the wake of so much desolation and destruction with no real resolution, but that was a matter of preference rather than writing, and

i would read more from this author when i'm looking for an action-packed, suspenseful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gun violence

alyshab2005's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexism, and Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Racism

haley_readmylips's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

riddlemesphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug use, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

elizasut's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

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 against another edition

adventurous tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

skye_era_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Body horror

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

josie2k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Car accident, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Torture, and Racial slurs

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

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

5.0

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