A review by charles_rowland
The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

this was extreme. when i read the reviews, i had no idea what i was in for. the first book, the killer’s violence and killing never had anything sexual. so i truly didn’t expect this second book to be too bad. but holy fuck. i’m a bit shellshocked. the extremities of each aspect of the killer. his victims and what he did to them, his interactions with cole 8 years prior and his, well, creative ways he found to s/a cole, his descriptions. not to mention seeing cole’s psyche break down as the book goes on and he’s unable to find the killer. this was a very, very heavy read, and one i didn’t expect to be so graphically sexually depraved, however i didn’t dnf it despite how triggering it was so that says a lot (positively). it was well written and i was still incredibly tied to cole and noah’s story
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