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A review by poursandpages
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Blacktop Wasteland starts off drag racing in rural Virginia, & Beauregard Montage never takes his foot off the gas throughout the entire book. He owns an auto repair shop, but his past life comes back to haunt him. This is the story of how he tries to move forward & stop looking back.
Blacktop Wasteland is marketed as a thriller, but when I think of thriller, I think of something I need to solve or figure out. There was none of that here (for the most part), but it definitely had its fast-paced & action-packed moments. The book started pretty slow for me (but take that with a grain of salt, because I’m in the VAST minority here), but picked up for me about halfway through.
The parts that I enjoyed the most had to do with Beauregard’s family life. You watch his struggle and can feel his emotions & love for his wife & kids so deeply, it was impossible not to connect with that human aspect, especially as you learn about his past with his own father. I am also not much of a “car” person, but I think if you are, you would absolutely love all of those details. Think Fast & Furious in written form. It’s practically SCREAMING to be made into a movie!
People are RAVING about this book, so definitely look into it if a crime noir + cars novel seems like it’s up your alley!
Blacktop Wasteland is marketed as a thriller, but when I think of thriller, I think of something I need to solve or figure out. There was none of that here (for the most part), but it definitely had its fast-paced & action-packed moments. The book started pretty slow for me (but take that with a grain of salt, because I’m in the VAST minority here), but picked up for me about halfway through.
The parts that I enjoyed the most had to do with Beauregard’s family life. You watch his struggle and can feel his emotions & love for his wife & kids so deeply, it was impossible not to connect with that human aspect, especially as you learn about his past with his own father. I am also not much of a “car” person, but I think if you are, you would absolutely love all of those details. Think Fast & Furious in written form. It’s practically SCREAMING to be made into a movie!
People are RAVING about this book, so definitely look into it if a crime noir + cars novel seems like it’s up your alley!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Death