A review by sde
August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

 
I picked this book because I heard that it is set in a very definite space - Detroit. It is indeed, and I really liked the first half of the book and getting to know different parts of the Detroit area. I found the story line of August being on tenuous footing with the police department because he exposed their corruption to be intriguing. But the story got more and more outlandish and violent as the story went on. How could all the things described in the book happen without the general public really noticing?

I double checked a few times to make sure this was really the first book in the series because it seemed to keep referring back to things that sounded like they were explained in a previous book - e.g. August Snow's relationships with a couple of women. I took a break in reading this book when I went on a trip, which may explain why I don't completely understand how it resolved, especially the role Skittles played.

 
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