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olive_lol's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
kimveach'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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
aominechichi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Racism
Minor: Addiction and Abortion
karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
criticalgayze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I really don't have much to say in the way of a review, which I think is the typical point of these detective series. I will say that for a white man, who I presume is cisgender and heterosexual, Spotswood does a decent job of inclusion in his works that asks for a little more from the typical genre reader. (Although, I took issue in this one with the amount he included historical traumas levied especially against Black people given that it seemed more like white observational guilt than necessary plot as none of the key players are people of color.)
I also thought it was a little early in the series to give us a book that was so personal to one of the characters, but that's a more editorial nitpick than it is a note on the book's merits.
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
inperplexi_tea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Drug use