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hailey_alexis'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
nightstitch96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma
westernsunshine'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
latham9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Mass/school shootings
renee_will's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Aside from the frankly dull police procedural plot, it is just deeply offensive. The language is homophobic, fatphobic, sexist, racist, ableist, the list goes on. Yes, I grasp that we are meant to dislike the antagonist, but making him possess every single abhorrent quality imaginable is just so very lazy. And it just feels gross to read, it isn't enjoyable, it's disgusting and it made me want to put it down multiple times.
And don't get me started on the pathetic boomer protagonist. Jesus, he is just the saddest white cop who ever lived. My violins couldn't get any smaller. We don't really know why he's a curmudgeon, he just is. He's not really very nice, or interesting. The fact that he is "a fat ex-cop" is repeated ad nauseum as though being fat is his only defining trait. Then there's his sidekick, a black teenager who INEXPLICABLY uses an old-timey slave affectation AS AN INSIDE JOKE. WITH AN ADULT WHITE MAN. What. And I can't stress this enough, the f*ck. And oh lord the techno-speak is like my mom trying to understand how her VCR works.
It's just not a very good detective story. It's not a whodunnit because you know whounnit the whole time. There's no mystery. Just an unlikeable grumpy vigilante making stupid decisions.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty
lilaceous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
plot - ⭐️
engaging to read - ⭐️
would recommend -
would read again -
this novel had me cringing, and not in a fun way. weird portrayals of women, black characters, queer characters, etc. also just gross stuff happening and lots of cheap, shock-factor attempts at character development. the climax of the book did genuinely make my heart race, but the conclusion of that tension left me disappointed. in so many ways, this book wasn’t worth reading.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
paperbackanggo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
mlebarrow's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia
keen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement
mackenzievirginia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief