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unusualsnowunicorn's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Trafficking
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
As a noir-lover, I immediately recognize Rendon's style: staccato sentences that build a world both viscerally real and almost claustrophobic through relentless layering of details calls to mind the best works of Chandler and Hammett. But unlike those authors' stoic white male protagonists, Rendon's Cash Blackbear is a study in protective dissociation. She detaches from her emotions because, historically, her life has sucked, and feeling and expressing emotions has led to nothing but disaster. Rendon's is a classic style indelibly informed by Cash's time, place, and identity. And, oh yeah, there's a mystery, but I read this series for Cash and her world; the mystery is almost immaterial.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War
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