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kshertz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
I loved Razorblade Tears and everyone said this was even better and they were right. I could not put this book down. I love this author’s style. He takes a fictional story filled with action and in every moment he can, throws in the reasons why life is this way for people deemed criminals or hardened or troublemakers. They are humanized as victims of the system and the cycles of poverty as well as having no support when times get tough. He tackles all the “isms” with hard hitting truth. Nothing is sugar coated and you take this ride with the knowledge that this is a reality and there is a real reason behind what happens in society today. I will definitely be reading anything this author writes in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
locdbooktician's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I loved the southern setting of this book. This book explores facing difficult decisions and idealizing people in the past. This book has many content warnings such as gang violence, racism, violence, childhood abandonment, loss of a parent, child gun violence. The MC is grappled with two parts of himself. He views himself as two different men because he spends so much time separating the different parts of himself, trouble has no choice but to follow him. I often had to stop reading this book because I bracing myself for unspeakable violence. I found the pace of this book to slow and wish it was a bit faster.
Overall, I like this book. I have many thoughts on how Kia, the MC wife felt about his dealings and the trauma he put on her family. It felt familiar and I felt anger because of it.
Overall, I like this book. I have many thoughts on how Kia, the MC wife felt about his dealings and the trauma he put on her family. It felt familiar and I felt anger because of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder