Nicholas McCane
I try my hardest to give honest reviews of everything I read, even if it’s from my favorite author. If you know me, I’m a huge fan of S.A. Cosby and have rated none of his books less than four stars. That changes today. The only thing I enjoyed about the book was the plot.
A pastor dies from an alleged suicide. Suspecting murder, some church members hire an ex-cop to investigate. There’s action, violence, murder, and everything else I love about his books.
So what’s the problem you may ask?
Now, this might be odd for some women who think all men are alike, but hear me out. The protagonist who is an ex-cop spoke and behaved like a juvenile. His attitude towards women was stereotypical of men. Most of us don’t talk like this. The author overly sexualize every female character in this book. It’s pretty cringy, and I absolutely hated it. It occurred too often and took away from the story. For the people thinking I’m describing smut, I’m not. Just creepy juvenile BS. I almost DNF’d several times because of it. It made the plot take a hit. The only reason I kept reading was because I knew it was his first novel. I repeatedly had to tell myself that this is the guy who wrote Razorblade Tears, All the Sinners Bleed, and Blacktop Wasteland. I’m still a huge fan and can’t wait for King of Ashes. With all that be being said, I’m giving this book three stars, and it's clearly my least favorite.
I try my hardest to give honest reviews of everything I read, even if it’s from my favorite author. If you know me, I’m a huge fan of S.A. Cosby and have rated none of his books less than four stars. That changes today. The only thing I enjoyed about the book was the plot.
A pastor dies from an alleged suicide. Suspecting murder, some church members hire an ex-cop to investigate. There’s action, violence, murder, and everything else I love about his books.
So what’s the problem you may ask?
Now, this might be odd for some women who think all men are alike, but hear me out. The protagonist who is an ex-cop spoke and behaved like a juvenile. His attitude towards women was stereotypical of men. Most of us don’t talk like this. The author overly sexualize every female character in this book. It’s pretty cringy, and I absolutely hated it. It occurred too often and took away from the story. For the people thinking I’m describing smut, I’m not. Just creepy juvenile BS. I almost DNF’d several times because of it. It made the plot take a hit. The only reason I kept reading was because I knew it was his first novel. I repeatedly had to tell myself that this is the guy who wrote Razorblade Tears, All the Sinners Bleed, and Blacktop Wasteland. I’m still a huge fan and can’t wait for King of Ashes. With all that be being said, I’m giving this book three stars, and it's clearly my least favorite.