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King of Ashes
by S.A. Cosby
3.5 - Thank you SO much to @MacMillanAudio for the complimentary ALC!
Thank you SO much to @Flatironbooks for an advance copy of the book!
This book will be out June 10th.
Whewww I should know what I am getting myself into when I read a Cosby book and yet I am always surprised. Just like with his prior books, Cosby has this way of writing that brings such rawness and a sense of reality. His books are written like movies. You can see everything played out. I could totally see this one be adapted for screen.
It's hard to describe all that happens without giving away too much of the book. Roman Carruthers comes back home after learning his father is in critical condition after a car accident. But after learning more about the accident, turns out it might not have been an accident after all. Roman was an essential eldest brother - he tries to always fix things and be the parent to his siblings. The youngest brother Dante is mixed up into some business and gangs he should not be apart of and Roman does what he can to fix it. Though he tried his best there were some things that became collateral damage because of it. There is also middle sister, Neveah, who is just trying to survive. She helps run the family's cremation business (hence the title for the book), had an affair with a cop and is trying to solve the mystery of their mother's disappearance (which you do find the outcome of by the end).
Though there was a lot of action that happened in this book, there were times I was just uninterested in it. This very well could be a me thing and timing of when I was reading. I just was not compelled to pick up the book though when I did, I was interested in what was happening.
I did read this one in tandem with the physical book and audio. I have done the audio for all the other Cosby books I read because Adam Lazarre-White's narration is just SO good! And once again he delivers. He deep voice just soothes the ears and you get fully immersed into the story while listening to him.
This is listed as a Godfather inspired book so if that is something that interests you (I haven't seen the movie) or if you want to try something outside your comfort zone - definitely give this one a read!
(rating note: I have tossed back and forth if I wanted to give this book a 3.5 or 4 but ultimately settled on 3.5).
Thank you SO much to @Flatironbooks for an advance copy of the book!
This book will be out June 10th.
Whewww I should know what I am getting myself into when I read a Cosby book and yet I am always surprised. Just like with his prior books, Cosby has this way of writing that brings such rawness and a sense of reality. His books are written like movies. You can see everything played out. I could totally see this one be adapted for screen.
It's hard to describe all that happens without giving away too much of the book. Roman Carruthers comes back home after learning his father is in critical condition after a car accident. But after learning more about the accident, turns out it might not have been an accident after all. Roman was an essential eldest brother - he tries to always fix things and be the parent to his siblings. The youngest brother Dante is mixed up into some business and gangs he should not be apart of and Roman does what he can to fix it. Though he tried his best there were some things that became collateral damage because of it. There is also middle sister, Neveah, who is just trying to survive. She helps run the family's cremation business (hence the title for the book), had an affair with a cop and is trying to solve the mystery of their mother's disappearance (which you do find the outcome of by the end).
Though there was a lot of action that happened in this book, there were times I was just uninterested in it. This very well could be a me thing and timing of when I was reading. I just was not compelled to pick up the book though when I did, I was interested in what was happening.
I did read this one in tandem with the physical book and audio. I have done the audio for all the other Cosby books I read because Adam Lazarre-White's narration is just SO good! And once again he delivers. He deep voice just soothes the ears and you get fully immersed into the story while listening to him.
This is listed as a Godfather inspired book so if that is something that interests you (I haven't seen the movie) or if you want to try something outside your comfort zone - definitely give this one a read!
(rating note: I have tossed back and forth if I wanted to give this book a 3.5 or 4 but ultimately settled on 3.5).