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The Bedmakers by Chad Lutzke, John Boden

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tisvinyl's review

5.0

Heartfelt tale of friendship and murder

Wow, super quick read with really engaging characters. I Loved this so much. Genie and Calvin's friendship is so heartwarming.

chelsealouise45's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I received this book in my night worms, and given the cover, I thought I was going to be getting something much more cynical.
However I still appreciate the storytelling and how two guys living on the streets faces adversity. Especially given the one older man is black and ridiculed the most throughout the story.
I wouldn't go into this expecting it to be a thriller or horror. Go into it knowing it's more of a human study after a tragedy that has a dark past.

mangofandango's review against another edition

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3.0

Brief, emotional, and affecting, but I also felt a certain distance from the story that I don't quite understand. Still thinking about this one.

mhughes383's review against another edition

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5.0

This is such a great read! Calvin and Genie (homeless vets) want to head out of chicago and better themselves, so they jump on a train. on the train, they meet up with some tough situations and find themselves in a worse spot than if they would have stayed in chicago. but they work through it and end up in a great little town and get a nice opportunity falls in their lap. then things really start to unravel. they meet up with some good folks, and some not so good folks while trying to get a new start. loved the characters, and the story is so good. very thrilling and touching in places, i just didnt want it to end. as good as Calvin and Genie are, there are some very evil characters as well which made the story all the better. overall easy five stars.

was given an ebook ARC to read for an honest review, was so easy to review and give positive feedback because the book is written very well and so easy to read. Thanks for the advance read, but ill be buying paper copy for my shelves as soon as its available.

blvck_pussy_supremacy's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

2.75

started: 10/18/24
finished: 10/19/24
format: ebook
genre: horror
2.75⭐️

#horrorsaturdays

mdominiak3's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

natreviews's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a read I didn't expect to like as much as I did. You could feel and connect with the characters and the situation they find themselves in. There was a printing mishap where pages 2 and 3 were switched, making it a bit confusing at first, but other than that a solid read.

thauge's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense

5.0

nicksenior's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An emotional gut punch of a crime thriller, with surprises galore

poptartsandhotfarts's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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