A review by honest_soupe
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.5

evil book. gross and gratuitous with pedophilic mindset. unnecessary homophobia. written like a fanfic at certain points and Rebus is obviously an author self-insert. most of my annotations were edits.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Gun violence, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Abandonment, Rape, Fatphobia, Excrement, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Warning! This book is super gross in how the "heroes" react to reading police files on sexual assaults and rapes. The main character also says gross things about his very young daughter. Be warned!