A review by scwilliams
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The beginning grabbed my attention and held my interest, but the middle is where the story wavers for me, and the climatic fight didn't feel as emotionally jarring as other scenes. It reminded me a lot of "Razerblade Tears" by S. A. Crosby. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia