Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Δάκρυα Ξυράφι by S.A. Cosby

174 reviews

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

I’d give this more than five stars if I could. It was so good, so riveting, so compelling, in every sentence, from beginning to end.  

The story is about two guilty homophobic men struggling to atone for their meanness and neglect in the way they raised their sons. The sons were married to each other, the parents refused to attend the wedding, and within a few months the sons had been murdered, leaving behind more grief than you can imagine. The fathers, both being violent but reformed ex-cons, and realizing the error of their homophobic ways, take on the task of finding the killers and exacting vengeance. 

It’s a violent, vibrant thriller of grief and love, beautifully written, taut, emotional, and meaningful. I can’t recommend it highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia

shainabriley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

pinecorn's review against another edition

reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Hate crime

darcihanson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I rated this book a 4 because it was pretty violent for me. I was sometimes dreading reading it. There were a few twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

maggieobrien's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Racism, and Homophobia

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Brutal and violent. The only reason I didn’t give 5⭐️ is just because the progression from hatred and intolerance of their sons to absolute love and acceptance happened so quickly that it was unrealistic. 

I really enjoyed this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, Grief, Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Homophobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Grief, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Gore, Alcohol, Sexism, Hate crime, Car accident, Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Classism, and Cancer

hunterp's review against another edition

dark

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Cursing, Violence, Racial slurs, Torture, and Homophobia

axel_p's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

It was a bit slow at the start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Hate crime, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Deadnaming

Minor: Abandonment

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Cancer, Transphobia, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Alcohol, and Alcoholism