Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

57 reviews

tey_lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was a little predictable but it was still a fun ride nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

megmccreery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This was so, so good but so, so violent, and I loved it. Ike + Buddy Lee 4ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, and Medical content

matmatmatty's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

laughingrevolution's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a interesting read. I loved the topic and discussions about sexuality, race and racism and homophobia and seeing characters growth. I just didn’t love how this was like an action thriller. Like I didn’t really care about the fathers getting revenge and it was just to action movie for me. The mystery was good, but wasn’t shocking to me. I also didn’t really feel much emotion because I feel like we didn’t get to know the characters. It also took me way too long to remember who was who. This was also really funny at times especially Bobby Lee. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

keeparas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book was very well written. The descriptions of people, places, and things jumped off the page. The topic is a very raw and real problem in our society today and the story was told authentically. There were some specifically placed comedic quotes to break up the heaviness. It was a great book I'm interested in other books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mariahw00ds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Deadnaming

_sunnysans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer

nneka23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.25

This was a really enjoyable fast-paced read. The narration in the audiobook is really well done and helped me become fully immersed in the story. An exploration of grief, fatherhood, and masculinity all enveloped in a story of vengeance (but really, redemption). There were some points where I wasn’t sure if things would end the way I expected, and I love that I couldn’t predict every single plot point! Very emotional at times while funny at others, I definitely felt like I knew the characters by the end. And speaking of the end, those last few lines were so poignant. The final line is especially impeccable writing. Crosby certainly knows how to hook a reader and keep them engaged with the way he uses words. This story is so steeped in a southern atmosphere, you’d think you were actually there. Truly enjoyed this audiobook - hats off to Crosby and the narrator! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury

There are definitely some very violent scenes. The descriptions during those scenes are very detailed so if you’re squeamish, keep that in mind.

jakirby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment