A review by shamwow2000
Born To Bleed by Ryan C. Thomas

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Summer I Died (book one of this series) was truly an impossible act to follow. It remains as my favorite extreme horror novel, and one of my all-time favorites.
Born to Bleed is entirely different from its predecessor. It is more of an especially gory, condensed murder mystery. 
I really enjoyed the further expansion on Roger’s character. He continued to feel real. 
Similarly to the first book, the plot started off pretty slow, but once it picked up, it didn’t stop.
If you are looking for a short murder mystery, and you can stomach extreme horror, then this is the book for you.
But for fans of the original book, don’t go in expecting the same thing, or the same Roger Huntington.
PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS!! There are some extreme aspects from the first book that are much more graphic in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

Minor: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Racism