A review by rachel_reads_it_all
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All the Sinners Bleed by SA Crosby is not the book to finish before trying to go to sleep. I knew this book was going to go dark just reading the epigraph. “The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alike are quite capable of every wickedness.” ~ Joseph Conrad. That followed by a quote from the Book of Revelation pretty much cemented it. I thought I knew what I was going to get by the synopsis, but it wasn’t even close to the visceral responses that this story elicited.
I do not remember the last time I had to take so much time to read a book ( 15 days) because it was so raw, so real, it hurt to read. Crosby is a immensely gifted story teller, but is frightening how far inside your soul his story telling can burrow. I started listening to this on Audible, it is so well narrated, but had to switch to e-book to provide a bit more emotional distance.
Thriller readers who like dark, gritty, intense stories with a more anti-hero feel will want to pick up SA Crosby. A dark, soul bruising ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (five stars).
I do not remember the last time I had to take so much time to read a book ( 15 days) because it was so raw, so real, it hurt to read. Crosby is a immensely gifted story teller, but is frightening how far inside your soul his story telling can burrow. I started listening to this on Audible, it is so well narrated, but had to switch to e-book to provide a bit more emotional distance.
Thriller readers who like dark, gritty, intense stories with a more anti-hero feel will want to pick up SA Crosby. A dark, soul bruising ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (five stars).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Child death, and Gore