Reviews tagging 'Rape'

My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby

13 reviews

graysonbax's review

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

Check the mf trigger warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

ameyer20's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

josie2k's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Hate crime

emziesreads's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

Nobody does Southern noir like Cosby. Master at using the crime novel to interrogate race in rural South.

There's some objectification of women in this book which while suiting the MC did bother me at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Hate crime, Murder, and Rape

d34dly_d34dly's review against another edition

dark tense 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Blood

horizonous's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Sexism, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, War, Bullying, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Car accident, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

the_boozy_baking_bibliophile's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Police brutality, Murder, and Violence

ripxw's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Death of parent

romaneli's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Suicide

booklovingcatmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death and Rape