Reviews

Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon

jacob818's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

freyaa's review

3.0

3.5 rounded down, I enjoyed this book the least in the series mostly because of Cash's odd attraction towards the obviously creepy preacher man and his very creepy wife. But Gunner the dog is really adorable, the story is gut wrenching, and I enjoy Rendon's writing style a lot. It's very direct and descriptive, feels no nonsense like Cash.

notorious_eep's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

jamielea86's review

challenging emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

tate_walker's review

5.0

Wonderful narrator to a gripping, devastating story. 10/10 recommend

ibz47's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

aliciawik's review

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? No

4.5

valentina_l's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

wine_cats_books's review against another edition

4.0

This is the first book in the Cash Blackbear series that I've read. Overall, I really liked it. The detailed place descriptions, down to how things smelled, transported me there and I often felt like I was in the story.

I wanted to give this book a higher rating, but I can't get past the author's use of dissociative identify disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder) as a tool for evil. It just adds to the stigma people with DID already face. The story simply did not need it. There are so many more interesting and thought-provoking reasons that someone might commit murder, and why someone else would protect that person. Hell, the author even went out of her way to make sure we knew that the pastor never actually killed anyone (just buried them) and that all the murdering was done by the "crazy" wife.

happynerdythings's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0