A review by sunflower7skull
Dark August: A Novel by Katie Tallo

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I thought it was great! It was a bit hard to get into at first for me, but overall I found it a very compelling mystery that wrapped up nicely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore