bookscatcoffee 's review for:

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This was a good debut, and I’ll be interested in checking out this author’s future works.  I appreciated how she brought in her background and talked about the town that she grew up in.  However, it was slow-paced and tried to incorporate too much into the story.  It left too much just peripherally touched on, rather than focusing in on one or two important points.  The writing is strong, so it was an enjoyable read.  Just could have used more editing.  Worth reading!  3.5 stars

Horror featuring Haitian American and Black characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit

Minor: Rape