pickA son returns to his hometown. His father is in the hospital and his brother in too deep for his own good. Fighting his own demons and the demons within his hometown, Roman Carruthers faces them all head on but at a cost that just might break him. #BookSky 5 ⭐️
pickIf you want to be a king, you have to think like a king, you have to do king shit🔥
S.A. Cosby is brilliant, immaculate prose, the details are luscious even when describing the most gruesome things imaginable. The plot was compelling. Older brother Roman returning home after his father is in an accident finds his younger brother in trouble & tries to protect him & their sister.
I wish that wasn‘t the ending but that doesn‘t mean it wasn‘t good.
Happy Hump Day!!
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Still reading this one 🔥 just not much reading time lately!
Happy Tuesday!! 📖 🌺
pickIn this tense, brutal novel set in small town Virginia, one man's efforts to protect his brother from the consequences of his actions and his sister from the weight of the truth leads to tragedy and bloodshed. Roman returns home when he learns his father is in a coma after a car crash; when he discovers how much trouble his younger brother Dante is really in, he comes up with a plan to save him, and adjusts it as necessary--no matter who gets hurt
pickThis is gritty, dark, violent, very well written, and most certainly not a beach read. Twice, I audibly gasped at the reality to which these two brothers bore witness. …I‘m grateful I‘ve never witnessed a gun pointed at me or anyone, never had to hide from the bad guys, or worry that a police officer had ill intentions. It‘s out there, close by, and yet I feel so far removed from it. How privileged I am.
pickMuch to my surprise, in the end I liked this one but I didn‘t love it. Definitely my least favorite Cosby book. As always, it‘s a great setting, characters are flawed & all sorts of interesting, the writing is excellent—and for all those reasons the book is still a pick for me—but by the end I was ready for it to be over. This one is dark & keeps getting darker with each page turned. Still a huge fan of Cosby & I‘ll keep reading his books.
You know how you sometimes try to sneak in a little reading before starting your work and then that book is so good you keep telling yourself “just one more chapter and then I‘ll get to work…” and then four or five chapters later you realize you won‘t be able to put the book down and it‘s a good thing you have a flexible schedule…yeah, this is one of those times…
pickHappy Publication Day!! While this isn‘t my favorite of Cosby‘s novels, I think this latest is the most epic & cinematic feeling, even if it mostly takes place over just a few weeks. With his father in the hospital, financial advisor Roman returns to Jefferson Run, VA. He‘s prepared to help siblings Neveah & Dante in literally any way as violence, secrets & lies crash through the entire novel. A compelling, well-performed & well-written listen!
#Two4Tuesday
1. Tagged. So excited to read this one—the reviews I‘ve seen, unsurprisingly, are very positive.
2. Yes! 😂 I will preorder a stand alone or book in a series by an author I know. Also, an author I haven‘t read before if I see good reviews or am otherwise intrigued although I do this less frequently.
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#Two4Tuesday
1) I‘m eagerly awaiting my copy of the tagged although I won‘t read it until its #CampLitsy25 week. I have also preordered the latest Louise Penny due in November. B&N often has 25% off preorders so you can get the book you want and tell your husband it was a great deal when it shows up 😂
2) Mostly auto buy authors although not many series lately
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pick💙📚BOOK REVIEW IS UP📚💙
⭐️⭐️KING OF ASHES BY S. A. COSBY ⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️WOW! WOW! WOW!
⭐️Intricate and full of intensity.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/06/10/king-of-ashes-by-s-a-cosby-bookreview-audiob...
Starting this one!! I‘ve had 2 recent dnf‘s unfortunately so I decided to go with a favorite author! I‘m getting more and more picky with my reading. At what point do you dnf a book?? 📕
#BOTM
I can‘t resist a S.A. Cosby novel. I also have really enjoyed Julie Clark and I love a thrilling summer read. What #botm did you choose?
YASSSSSSS HAPPY JUNE, Y'ALL! Well....okay, maybe not quite yet - but the Book of the Month choices are up for June, so it totally counts! 🥳🎉🎉🎉 What is everybody getting this month!? #botm
Very excited about my choices this month. I‘ve skipped so many months due to lack of funds and/or enthusiasm lately. Great selection this month. I adore S.A. Crosby!
My #botm choices this month! I was on the fence about A Family Matter, but then I saw @squirrelbrain ‘s review and picked it up.
King of Ashes is our awesome #CampLitsy25 August pick, and Other Side sounded like a nice light summer read.
#BOTM must have known we were reading this for #CampLitsy25 😂
With this I‘ll have 2 BOTM copies of #CampLitsy books (King of Ashes & Wild Dark Shore), 2 from my local independent bookshop (Tilt & Death of the Author) and 2 from Libby (Audition & Woodworking)!
Anyone else reading from a mix of different sources?
Not the best photo but there‘s my BOTM pick, my last Camp Litsy book. SO excited.
FYI #BOTM peeps! Our August #CampLitsy25 choice, King of Ashes, looks to be a June BOTM pick! I think I‘ll cancel my preorder and get it here. Hope you‘ll join us then!
so-soThis is the second book I‘ve read by S.A. Cosby and I think it will be my last. Although it was suspenseful and fast paced, there is too much violence for me. The audio was well done.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance audio copy.
Preordered!!! Can‘t wait! He is such a phenomenal author ✍️
pickUNPUTDOWNABLE!!! A 6🌟read!!
S.A. Cosby is another automatic read author for me. Whatever he writes, I will read it. He has outdone himself with this Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic. It's gritty and gruesome, and he writes that kind of horror so poetically. This has his signature razor-sharp prose and morally complex characters, that gives us a story that‘s both deeply intimate and cut-throat explosive. 🔥
Well, this is exciting!!! Coming out in June!
Love his work!
King of Ashes | 
