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meganrae047's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Transphobia
oro91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
amandabethslibrary's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder
tysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
In the beginning I really felt for our main character Mario as he describes the difficulty of taking care of a sick child, the effects it had on his family financially and how it slowly deteriorated his marriage. It made me feel sympathetic to his choice of a life of crime however, stealing from a drug cartel is a huge leap and a little unbelievable when we were never told he had ever done anything to this level of crime before. This book was also marketed as 'horror' when I didn't find anything in this be considered horror. There were a few supernatural elements in there that I was hoping could have been explored more, but that was about it. The author did do a good job with incorporating the conversation around racism and the stereotypes the Hispanic community faces and weaves it through the story nicely. I do think the story was very predictable and I wasn't surprised by anything that happened at the end, but maybe that comes from watching tons of crime thriller movies. I think if you want a moderately paced suspenseful thriller this will work for you, but if you were expecting more horror like I was then this might not work.
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
avvyella's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Suicide and Transphobia
goldenas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
regen20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racial slurs and Pregnancy
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Deportation
Minor: Misogyny, Transphobia, and Outing
meliroo's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
scwilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia