A review by cyanide_latte
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this right all the way up until the twist ending. Don't know how I feel about that last chapter, honestly. 100% I get why it's ended that way, it just kind of left me feeling empty? I'm not sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Body horror, Cancer, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Murder, Racism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Misogyny, Child death, and Drug abuse