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After husbands Isaiah and Derek are mysteriously murdered, their father‘s team up to find the culprits and take revenge. Lots of violence, but I love that.

Some aspects seemed a little too contrived for me and predictable but it was a fun read. Quickly becoming a fan of SA Crosby! Thanks #camplitsy25 for introducing me to him. 😃

#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero

TieDyeDude I feel like some aspects of his stories are always a little cliché, but they come from a different enough perspective that it is forgivable. Plus, he's just such a good writer! 3d

Kitta @TieDyeDude yes! That‘s why it‘s not a 5* for me, King of Ashes was though. Loved that one. 2d

Kenyazero Sounds interesting! 2d

Kitta @Kenyazero it was! It‘s mostly about two fathers who were previously not supportive coming to terms with their sons sexuality - plus a lot of violence and revenge! Fun thriller. 2h

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JenReadsAlot

Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor

Hey #camplitsy25 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks Just met her at the book festival and told her about us and Litsy!!

SpeculativeFemale That's awesome! I love all of her books that I've read so far, and I need to get a copy of this one. (edited) 3w

Deblovestoread Love this!! 3w

Bookwormjillk Nice! Thanks for representing us! 3w

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JamieArc That‘s great! 3w

squirrelbrain Wonderful! What did she say in response? 3w

JenReadsAlot @squirrelbrain She wrote down Litsy to look it up!! 3w

Megabooks Awesome!!! 3w

squirrelbrain That‘s fab! ❤️ 3w

dabbe 💛🤎🧡 3w

AmyG Wow! 3w

BarbaraBB That‘s wonderful. Imagine her reading our discussion 🥰 3w

JenReadsAlot @BarbaraBB I really hope she does! 3w

Meshell1313 Amazing!!! 🤩 3w

TieDyeDude Jealous! 3w

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Kitta

Augustown | Kei Miller

Missing one but here‘s my progress on fable for August!

#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
#camplitsy25 @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 4w

PuddleJumper Nicely done! 3w

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BarbaraBB

Winners: A Novel | Danielle Steel

And with the end of #CampLitsy25 we add Wild Dark Shore to the #HallOfFame! These are our winners since 2022.

If you‘ve been camping with us, you know 💕

If you participated for the first time and are impressed by the excellent taste of the campers🤪, you know now what to read next!

If you haven‘t participated and have been wondering what Camp is all about, this is it! You‘re welcome next year.

A big SO to Meg and Helen for co-hosting 💖

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

Bookwormjillk Thank you @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain this was so much fun. 1mo

DGRachel I didn‘t attend 2022‘s camp, but I had such bad FOMO I tried in 2023. I think the winner was one of two I read that year! 😂 I bailed on at least one last year, too, but I read all of them this year. This was an amazing year. 1mo

AmyG Oh Yay! This year was my favorite. I really enjoyed all the books. (edited) 1mo

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Meshell1313 Awesome!!!! Thank you @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain for hosting! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk @Meshell1313 You are very welcome! Would be nothing without you! 1mo

BarbaraBB @DGRachel This really was an amazing year, I think so too. We always have some hit or miss books except for this year! 1mo

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome @Bookwormjillk @Meshell1313 - we love hosting! 1mo

squirrelbrain @DGRachel @AmyG - Audition was *almost* a miss this year, but the thoughtful discussions and comments elevated it for me. But I still agree - best year yet! 1mo

AmyG @squirrelbrain Agree. This book and discussion had me thinking! And that‘s why I gave it a pick. 1mo

dabbe Thank you, @BarbaraBB @Megabooks and @squirrelbrain for all your hard work in putting this together. I feel off the wagon midway but am definitely going to read the winners! 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

yourfavouritemixtape Thank you @barbarabb @megabooks and @squirrelbrain so much for organisig this! It‘s the only „reading challenge“ i took part in this year. And it was - again - really cool! 1mo

Daisey Wonderful! I didn‘t read enough of the books to feel like voting, but I did love Wild Dark Shore! 1mo

BarbaraBB @dabbe @yourfavouritemixtape @Daisey Thank you! We‘re happy you participated one way or another 😘 1mo

DavidDiamond Just saw this and sounds like fun. How does one sign up for next year? Or is there a specific date this starts? Thanks! 1mo

BarbaraBB @DavidDiamond I‘ll add you to the taglist and will keep you posted! You‘re very welcome to join us next year 1mo

DavidDiamond @BarbaraBB Yay! Thank you! 1mo

Suet624 I agree with @squirrelbrain … Audition was a mess until I read all the comments. It‘s still not a book I would recommend, but the commentary certainly made it worthwhile to read. The rest of the books were a real treat. Thank you so much for everything. 1mo

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BarbaraBB

Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

We do have our #CampLitsy25 winner! A majority voted for this fantastic book and I couldn‘t agree more 😉. Woodworking ended on a second place, Tilt ended third.

Helen, Meg and I have enjoyed Camp again so much and want to thank you all for reading and discussing six great books with us. We have loved your thoughts, stories, reviews, insights, puns, etc.

We‘ll be back!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger 1mo

BarbaraBB @BookwormAHN @Cariashley @Caroline2 @Catlass007 @CatGusMax @CarolynM @CBee @CatMS @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine 1mo

BarbaraBB @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose 1mo

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BarbaraBB @Gatheringbooks @Gissy @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @jenniferw88 1mo

BarbaraBB @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @Maggie4483 1mo

BarbaraBB @Mcctrish @maich @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn 1mo

BarbaraBB @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @Reggie @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @Texreader @sblbooks 1mo

BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @TheBookDream @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @zukeeyah 1mo

Kitta Oh wow great winner, wild dark shore was amazing. I loved it although I voted for tilt! So I‘m happy with the result. Thanks so much for hosting. Camp Litsy is my favourite part of the summer and I can‘t believe it‘s over and I have to wait for a whole year for the next one!! 😭 Great book selections I wouldn‘t have read otherwise and great discussion from everyone. ⛺️❤️ @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @Kitta Thank you! Your contribution has been so much appreciated - as ever! 1mo

Kitta @BarbaraBB you guys put in a ton of work for this, it‘s much appreciated!! ❤️ 1mo

LeeRHarry Thanks for all your hard work guys! The only book I managed to get to was Wild Dark Shore so I guess I backed a winner! 😊 1mo

Bookwormjillk Now the count down begins for 2026 long list… 1mo

Chelsea.Poole Thanks hosts! @megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB —great job as always! 1mo

BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry As if you knew it ❤️ (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same! 1mo

Lesliereadsalot @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks I just want to tell the three of you what a difference you‘ve made in my life and the lives of many other readers as well. Opening doors for all of us, asking important questions, bringing us all together. So much fun for all of us and so enlightening. Thanks for it all. 🩷🩷🩷 1mo

DGRachel Thank you all. Camp Litsy stretches me way beyond my literary comfort zone. I appreciate your thoughtful questions and facilitation of discussion. 💖 1mo

BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole @Lesliereadsalot @DGRachel you make me blush (and o think @Megabooks and @squirrelbrain too)! Thank you so much but the pleasure is all ours, we love Camp Litsy and couldn‘t have done it without you 💕 1mo

JenReadsAlot Thanks ladies and looking forward to next year! @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain 1mo

AmyG Thanks to all the book counselors! I loved Camp this year!!! 1mo

Kitta @Bookwormjillk totally! I can‘t wait for next year. 1mo

Meshell1313 Camp was so fun this year as usual! Thank you! 🎉 1mo

Jas16 I had a great time at camp! Thank you to our amazing counselors for the work they put in to make it so amazing and to all of my fellow campers for the insightful discussions. 1mo

BkClubCare All winners! 🏆 1mo

Ruthiella Thank you @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks for the leadership and organization! 👏👏👏 1mo

TrishB Great stuff 👍🏻 would have been happy with any of the final 3 winning! Thanks to the 3 of you @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 1mo

CBee It was hard for me to choose between this one and Woodworking so I just flipped a coin in my mind 😂 So glad this won! Well deserved 👏🏻 1mo

BarbaraBB @JenReadsAlot @AmyG @Meshell1313 @Jas16 @Ruthiella @TrishB Thank you for making it such an amazing ‘25 edition 💝 1mo

squirrelbrain Aw thanks you guys! ☺️ Like Barbara said, we love hosting camp and we couldn‘t do it without you all! @Kitta @LeeRHarry @Chelsea.Poole @Lesliereadsalot @DGRachel @JenReadsAlot @AmyG @Meshell1313 @Jas16 @Ruthiella @TrishB 1mo

Suet624 Thanks to the three of you for all of your efforts in making this camp such a delight each summer. 1mo

Hooked_on_books @Bookwormjillk Yes! Bring on the longlist! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @Bookwormjillk When do they announce the longlist? Is it November? 1mo

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB late November/ early December I think 1mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk That‘s a long time 😬 1mo

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Yes, usually around US Thanksgiving, which is late November. Right now, I‘m anxious for the National Book Awards longlists, announced in 2 weeks, so that should tide me over for a while. 😆 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB perhaps someone on Litsy can infiltrate the nomination committee and give us a spoiler? 1mo

Hooked_on_books @Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB That would be amazing! 1mo

Karisa Amazing line up this summer! I also loved Death of the Author so much… Just fantastic books all around. Thanks for hosting! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books That‘s something to look forward to in the mean time! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Karisa thanks for having you 😘 1mo

BookwormAHN Thanks for hosting. It was lots of fun 🧡 1mo

BarbaraBB @BookwormAHN Thank you for making it fun 😘 1mo

Gissy Agree! Beautiful book but so sad😭I loved the audiobook, the narrator has a beautiful voice! (edited) 1mo

Prairiegirl_reading I just finished this because I needed a long break from this. Wow it‘s bleak! I was thinking it might be my most hated book of the year but then I remembered Audition! LOL!! I‘m super glad so many of you liked it but it was not for me. 3w

BarbaraBB @Prairiegirl_reading Thank you for checking in and for camping with us 😘 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @BarbaraBB thanks again for hosting! It‘s fun even when I have a dissenting opinion. 🤗 3w

BarbaraBB @Prairiegirl_reading It would be so boring if we all liked the same books with little to discuss 💕 3w

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GatheringBooks

Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor

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#CharacterCharm Day 26: #Author - I shared our #CampLitsy25 discussions for the month of July here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-rGS as hosted by @Megabooks

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Dramatic cover👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

Suet624 Thank you for sharing this information with others. It's always good to highlight the good things happening on Litsy. Hopefully some more folks will join. 1mo

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CBee

King of Ashes | S. A. Cosby

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Holy shit.
Holy shit.
That was brutal.
Couldn‘t put it down.
#camplitsy25

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain Love this review! 🔥 1mo

AmyG Exactly!!!! 1mo

BarbaraBB Fab review! And I couldn‘t agree more! 1mo

Kitta I loved it too! 1mo

CBee @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB now to do a deep dive into the discussion questions! But truly, after I finished it (and the ending 😮‍💨), there wasn‘t much to say except, “holy shit” 😂 1mo

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Suet624

King of Ashes | S. A. Cosby

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Roman comes back to his hometown when he hears his father has been badly injured. He reunites with his siblings to find that his youngest brother is involved in a bad drug dealing scheme which may have been the reason for the father now being close to death. Roman takes on the mission to get his brother out of this situation. This book is not my favorite of Cosby‘s and, as usual, it‘s violent, but I could not put it down. #CampLitsy25

squirrelbrain Yes, it‘s not his best is it? But still good! 1mo

BarbaraBB Great review. I felt the same 1mo

Suet624 @squirrelbrain Exactly! :) 1mo

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Suet624 @BarbaraBB But of course, my friend. 1mo

BarbaraBB 😂😘 1mo

Gissy Agree, but I couldn‘t put it down either☺️There is something in this author writing style that captivates my attention 🤗 1mo

Suet624 @Gissy some magic sauce. 😊 1mo

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BarbaraBB

King of Ashes | S. A. Cosby

#CampLitsy25 Question 1

Our final discussion. Summer has flown by and so has Camp. We hope you‘ll stick around for choosing this year‘s winner in the coming days before packing your bags and return to autumn and reality!

We‘ll tag everyone once. Please scroll down to find questions 2 and 3!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger 1mo

BarbaraBB @BookwormAHN @Cariashley @Caroline2 @Catlass007 @CatGusMax @CarolynM @CBee @CatMS @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine 1mo

BarbaraBB @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose 1mo

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BarbaraBB @Gatheringbooks @Gissy @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 1mo

BarbaraBB @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maggie4483 (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @Mcctrish @maich @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @Reggie @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @Texreader @sblbooks 1mo

BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @TheBookDream @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @zukeeyah 1mo

TrishB Think I‘m turning into a terrible person! I didn‘t feel sympathy or discomfort….just general annoyance. Every decision they made just made the situations worse… 1mo

Reggie At one point I thought Roman was just gonna kill Dante just to keep him from making more mistakes. But then you find out what happened with their mom. 1mo

DGRachel I‘m with @TrishB on this one. I never felt sympathy, just annoyance for those two. My heart broke for Neveah, but I also wanted to shake her. 1mo

squirrelbrain Yes, I agree @DGRachel - I thought Nevaeh was rather pathetic. 1mo

squirrelbrain They did bring it all on themselves didn‘t they? @TrishB Although I had more sympathy for their actions once we found out about their Mum, @Reggie 1mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain @Reggie you‘d have thought that may mean they would put more thought in to the decisions they were making! 1mo

fredthemoose I‘ll be honest, I got to the scene where they brought Dante‘s friends to the crematorium and now I‘m sort of scared to finish the book. That was a lot and I‘m sure there‘s a lot more where that came from. 🫣 (I‘m not worried about spoilers—i‘m interested in everyone else‘s takes.) 1mo

Chelsea.Poole I can understand the frustrations with the characters‘ decisions. Especially Dante and Roman. But at the end of the day everyone is just lost. Their mother disappearing at such a young age must have really messed with their foundation and they have to cope with her loss—two of them dealing with the guilt of causing her death. Can you imagine what that would do to a child? Plus keeping the secret. I bet I‘d make some questionable decisions too. 1mo

Lesliereadsalot I know I‘m alone in this, but I felt absolutely nothing toward any of these characters. From the opening pages I felt like Roman was as contrived a character as you can get. Of course Dante was who he was and ended up as I thought he would. The mom story was slightly interesting, but that was it for me. 1mo

Amiable I‘ve loved everything Cosby has written, but I struggled a bit with this book. Cosby is a master at creating characters who aren‘t saints, but you root for them despite their faults and failures. But in this one I couldn‘t bring myself to root for anyone, even after finding out the secret about their mother. They were all just a bit too far over the line into unlikable territory for me to care about them. (edited) 1mo

Suet624 I think it's safe to say I felt discomfort all the way through with both Roman and Dante. I really wanted to feel some kind of connection with either of them but neither of the characters had anything I could really hold on to as far as a redeeming feature. 1mo

GatheringBooks @Suet624 agree about the lack of redemptive features. And I still maintain that Cosby did his female characters wrong - it‘s a very male / macho book. That being said, I was glued reading and remained riveted thruout. (edited) 1mo

Suet624 @GatheringBooks Now that I think about it, does Cosby have any female characters in his other books that stand out? I can't remember any. And, yes, I was glued to the story despite everything. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Lesliereadsalot you‘re not alone. I loved all of Cosby‘s other books but didn‘t really get into this one. Not sure if it was my mood, or wanting something less stressful after Tilt, or maybe because I did audio instead of print, but I didn‘t connect. 1mo

Lesliereadsalot @Bookwormjillk @amiable We‘re a party of three! 🎉🥂🥳 (edited) 1mo

AmyG I agree with @Chelsea.Poole about them being lost. The 3 were so traumatized. I felt sympathy for them in that they lost their mother and their father was pretty much emotionally absent. They were all a very very verynhot mess. With that said, who knows what I would have done if in shoes, having lived their life? People do crazy things. Was this over the top crazy? It just worked for me. 1mo

mcctrish I honestly wanted to kill Dante myself, until we found out what happened to the mom. Then I thought no one does therapy ? How? They were all fucked 1mo

BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks I totally agree on the machismo. And yet I loved it. There is one female who stood out to me. Jae, T&T‘s sister @Suet624 (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @mcctrish I was about to say the same in reaction to @Reggie ‘s post. That he couldn‘t understand why his girlfriend must stay out of town drove me craazzzy! But indeed, after their mother‘s death they were both traumatized. You‘ve pointed it out well @Chelsea.Poole (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @fredthemoose That was the most horrible scene of the book I think 😱. I get that you couldn‘t read on. 1mo

Megabooks @reggie @mcctrish I kind of thought Roman would kill Dante, too. But I feel the same way as you, Trish. It became a lot clearer (motivation wise) when we knew what happened to their mom. 1mo

Megabooks @GatheringBooks agree. The female characters were poorly rendered and one-dimensional! 1mo

ImperfectCJ Once we find out what happened to their mom, I felt sympathy for Dante. He ended up seeming like one of the only "good" characters in the story. Neveah, I felt some sympathy for, but her doormat-itude was a little tough for me. And the young kid in T&T's group...I can't remember his name (I'm horrible at remembering character names), but I felt sympathy for him, too. 1mo

Hooked_on_books I‘m with @Chelsea.Poole and @AmyG on this one. I felt a lot of sympathy for them both. From the start they‘re clearly both lost—Roman ran away entirely and Dante ran into drugs. Neveah is the only responsible one. And then they end up in an impossible situation that really doesn‘t have any good potential decisions. It very effectively made me feel dread. 1mo

Texreader @AmyG I‘m with you. It worked for me too 1mo

Texreader @BarbaraBB I liked Jae 1mo

squirrelbrain Love that portmanteau! @ImperfectCJ I‘m going to use that in the future. 1mo

squirrelbrain @GatheringBooks @Suet624 - I can‘t recall that Cosby writes female characters at all…. 🤔 1mo

Kitta So weird I see I‘m tagged but I didn‘t get a notification! 1mo

Kitta @BarbaraBB I liked Jae a lot too, and I feel in the minority here maybe but I really loved this book. I related to both Roman (fixing other peoples problems) and Dante (falling into addiction after trauma). I have lost a lot of friends to addiction and understand how you can lose sight of how what you‘re doing affects others - though I did want to kick him at points. I‘m not as cold as Roman though. I enjoyed reading the violence but damn. 1mo

Jas16 I felt sympathy for them while wanting to throttle them at the same time. They were both very lost and struggling and ultimately not very good people but I still ended up caring about them. 1mo

fredthemoose @BarbaraBB Thank you! I was expecting more where that came from and just didn‘t want worse things rattling around in my head.😬 1mo

vonnie862 @TrishB I'm with you. I was most annoyed with them two. The only discomfort I felt was the description of the people screaming in the ovens. That was too much for me. 1mo

DebinHawaii So, while I‘ve had Razorblade Tears on my TBR for ages, this is my first Crosby book & while I liked it well enough for the action & it kept me in a constant state of dread over what fresh hell Dante was going to bring about through his actions, none of the characters were well drawn, especially the women. I did feel some sympathy for all of the siblings but they also felt wooden to me & as several have said, I just couldn‘t connect with them. 1mo

fredthemoose @vonnie862 I put it down after that and haven‘t been back to it. That was too much for me, too! 1mo

fredthemoose @DebinHawaii I‘ve really like all of the Cosby books I‘ve read before this—I‘m not done with this one, but it feels the weakest to me in terms of character development. I thought Blacktop Wasteland was really good. Also Razorblade Tears. And All the Sinners Bleed! (edited) 1mo

BarbaraBB @Kitta I liked Jae and Roman too. To me he felt like a victim of the circumstances. He really wanted a way out for his family. And I am with you in that minority, I really loved the book! (edited) 1mo

Christine I am so late to this convo and am a bit surprised that loving this book is a minority opinion! 😮 @BarbaraBB @Kitta I certainly loved it, too. And I agree, @Chelsea.Poole , @AmyG , and @Hooked_on_books - I felt for the siblings throughout. 1mo

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