A review by falchionm
King Bullet by Richard Kadrey

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have loved this dark and twisted misery of a series since it started with a secondhand find for me. It is a wreck to the system, but one that feels excellent, like hard liquor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abandonment

This book is seven shades of mess, but has a bloody beating heart at it's core.