A review by sunreachesout
He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

really hard to understand some of the conversations if you are not british or know a LOT of old british slang BUT!!! i had so much fun reading this anyways, just because of the type of main character the detective is. i had no idea he would become so tenderly devoted to the victim whose death he was investigating, it really got to me occasionally. i didnt think this would be the kind of story that made me think the protag could be a little gay lmao even when i had trouble with some rough edges in the story, theres absolutely enough here to convince me to read more in the series