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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
dark
sad
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very werid! Kind of like a fever dream mixed with a nightmare, where you just don't know what is real. I find myself pretty intrigued by everything Eric writes.
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Very werid! Kind of like a fever dream mixed with a nightmare, where you just don't know what is real. I find myself pretty intrigued by everything Eric writes.
Merged review:
Very werid! Kind of like a fever dream mixed with a nightmare, where you just don't know what is real. I find myself pretty intrigued by everything Eric writes.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This novella was unnerving. Following the violent death of her father after leaving the home for food, Mara's mother invites a strajge guest into the house. The part of this book that held the most significance to me was Mara's harrowing longing to be loved by her mother, someone who shows her nothing but cruelty and shaming. This is a dark read and puts you in the midst of a strange, twisted dark fantasy. It's not an easy read by any means, and I'm still quite unnerved by some of the scenes - which I suspect was the point of such a book.
Love everything I've read by LaRocca. Lost a star for using the word "mounted" far too many times.
as with all of his work - I’m not entirely sure if I understand what I just read and I’m not entirely sure if I enjoyed it? But I’ll keep reading his novellas because they really make me question so many things.
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as with all of his work - I’m not entirely sure if I understand what I just read and I’m not entirely sure if I enjoyed it? But I’ll keep reading his novellas because they really make me question so many things.
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as with all of his work - I’m not entirely sure if I understand what I just read and I’m not entirely sure if I enjoyed it? But I’ll keep reading his novellas because they really make me question so many things.
Eric LaRocca has done it again with this surreal horror novella.
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Eric LaRocca has done it again with this surreal horror novella.
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Eric LaRocca has done it again with this surreal horror novella.
A brutal fairy tale. A literal nightmare. But like one I would have as a child. Immersive. Brief. Memorable. A little disgusting. A little whimsical. I think it made me feel exactly what it intended to. And I'm not sure if i liked it, but I will definitely read it again.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe 2.5 for this one? Disappointed because this has so many 5 star ratings. I think maybe this author just isn't for me. I feel like maybe it's just that these books aren't scary, they're just gross. I much prefer horror that makes me feel disturbed in like a "wow that was spooky!!" way and not a "now I am thinking of the way my tendons are in my body!!!" way. I preferred this to the other book I read of his but I didn't like it enough to read anything else.