mae_bereading 's review for:

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved this one! Good story, great writing, character growth, suspenseful and moral ambiguity. It made me cry & if a book does that to me, it’s likely to have won me over. The setting is in Richmond, Va mostly…where I stayed for a little bit (from 757 myself) so also cool to recognize areas of the setting. 

This is my first book I’ve read of Cosby’s. I got it from the library while waiting for the ARC of King of Ashes I won to arrive. Now I’m even more excited to dive into that & everything else he’s written! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Blood, Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent