Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

32 reviews

rwilhoyte's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

throwback682's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this on a recommendation from a friend and dove in without checking the trigger warnings first. YIKES. 

So I was not prepared for the subject matter. It was also copaganda which isn’t up my alley. 

That being said, the narrator was excellent. The plot was really solid, the subplots were also good. The main character’s romantic relationships (past and present) were my least favorite part I think. 

This is a murder mystery/crime drama/serial killer story but it’s also about racism in the South, grief, family stuff, religious trauma, and more. I think the writer is talented and smart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Stalking, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit

The plot involves a sheriff’s department looking for a killer who

kidnaps, sexually abuses, and ritually murders

Black teenagers.

smilagros's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

When I first started this book, I honestly thought it was getting a 5✨. But I think that this needed a couple of more edits to make the story flow better because some of the descriptions were just not necessary. But the bad guy…. He was CREEPY. The lead up to finding him was giving me goosebumps. I was checking behind my shower curtain because of the descriptions of him and what he did. I do not love this one as much as razorblade tears but I think I will read all of his works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

brittanyisbooked's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Cosby is such a talented author and his books never disappoint. In comparison to others, this one wasn’t my favorite although I can’t pinpoint a specific reason. I did feel like this book focused more on the community than individual characters, which was cool. It’s always rare to find a book that you can call the town a character and have it done well and this is one of those cases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

faeriegodmutha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I rather enjoy a Christ-haunted psychological terror type novel and this was very solid. Great writing,plot, setting.... Very unsettling but beautifully written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mysterymom40's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury

readswithrachel's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

hellarachel's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Alcohol

cathy61r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

xxfirerainbowxx's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol