Reviews

Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie

badseedgirl's review against another edition

5.0

So in 2014, [b:Blood Kin|18143940|Blood Kin|Steve Rasnic Tem|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1382971978l/18143940._SY75_.jpg|25491262] by Steve Rasnic Tem won the Stoker Award. Now I have not read it yet, but it must be the greatest book ever written to beat out this truly horrific story of how far desperate parents will go to keep their children alive.

This is the creepiest and most unique vampire story I have ever read and I can not express how much I am recommending this to anyone who reads this review. If you are a parent it is going to stretch your morals to the breaking point, and maybe just a little past what you are comfortable with.

lallie91's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shan198025's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mylazybones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

all the names kinda blend together cause they’re all bland and generic. i couldn’t get into the horror of the situation, probably cause i dont have kids and don’t like kids 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, and Violence

icantcontroltheweather's review against another edition

3.0

Minus a star for killing the dog

jarofbees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

houseof1000books's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Remember the beginning of Dawn of the Dead when the child comes back from the grave to see her parents? If that had been a bigger plot point it’d be this book. This book was everything I wanted it to be. As a parent and anemic, I was anxious and terrified the entire time.  This book is going into one of my favorites of all time category and I’m just going to say it will probably be my favorite this year. 

tessaj710's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

minyall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

jhillnurse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0