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My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby

9 reviews

graysonbax's review

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challenging dark tense fast-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

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booksteader's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a wild ride this book proved to be! I was taken completely out of my reading comfort zone and handed a crime mystery that reminds me of a Quentin Tarantino noir movie complete with barroom brawls, fast paced gory shoot-outs, gratuitous sex, intimidating gangsters, language that would make a sailor blush, and a murder mystery to give it all a purpose. And the antihero main character leaves a lot to be desired in terms of his misogyny and massive ego, but for some odd reason you still want him to win in the end. I do enjoy an unlikable protagonist. This isn't a book I'd recommend to just anyone; you have to own the right size pearls to clutch. If you're eager to read every male-gaze crime thriller trope you could possibly imagine all in one book, with the ability to set aside any hint of prudishness, give this one a try.
 ðŸš¨ðŸš¨ðŸš¨ðŸš¨Would recommend with some caveats, and only to a certain type of reader.
 Speaking of recommendations, thank to you Stephen from Fred & June's Books for introducing me to something totally new!

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horizonous's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Without all of the unnecessary sexual content, male gaze and sexualisation of every woman this could have worked just fine as an action-packed novella.
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the_boozy_baking_bibliophile's review

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5.0

Bought this yesterday after my friend Magen over at bonechillingbooks told me it was incredible. And she was not wrong. I read this in one sitting, on a Sunday night and it saved me from all the Sunday Scaries. Don’t get me wrong - there is a shit ton of murder and violence and things that make you rethink your path in life in this book, but never once did I contemplate putting it down. 

Cosby is a master of the art of writing complicated, flawed characters that still have you rooting for them as they’re breaking someone else’s jaw. If you like gritty crime novels that are full of despicable characters and people who will do whatever it takes to rid the world of that evil - even if it means walking a fine line between vengeance and justice - this is a must read. 

And it was his first novel. So far, they’re all fucking glorious. 
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afriendwithfiction's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cydbee's review

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dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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readermonica's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

4.0

I first read this book back in 2020 right after I read Blacktop Wasteland and really enjoyed it. I had the chance to get a review copy of the audio book and I'm so glad that I listened to it as well. The narrator, Adam Lazarre-White is amazing and was a 5 star performance! I had a hard time hitting pause when I needed to. I highly recommend listening to this one if you can.

 Here's part of my original review and I think that I liked this one even more this time around.

This story is gritty, engaging, and fast paced. Cosby manages to put a lot of character development in a very condensed space. I rarely read anything that needs me to include a content/trigger warning, but this time I need to add it because it was a tough one. One of the important characters to the story relates in detail being raped as a child, which was hard to read, but it was an essential part of the character's story. Cosby is a new favorite.
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chupacobbruh's review

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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evawondergem's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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