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Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

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mary_magdalyn's review

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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awesomevie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I felt like there was a lot going on for such a short book, I didnt see the need for the hate crimes along with the other aspects of the story. They didn't seem like they had a whole lot to do with eachother. The ending was wholesome

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sleepysage_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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starsiren's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

This is the first Eric LaRocca that I've read. I really wanted to like this, since it was very highly recommended by reviewers that I trust. The concept was something I could get behind, missing people, a cult, rituals, exploding heads, LGBTQ+ characters. But the writing itself came across as really simplistic and juvenile, while simultaneously overwrought with prose. Well, juvenile until graphic violence begins, that is. I generally have a pretty strong stomach when scenes like these appear, and it wasn't particularly the content of the scenes that bothers me. It felt like the characters upon whom the violence was meted out were only part of the story so that they could BE abused. Maybe I'll re-read it in a year to see if I still feel the same.

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migawoo's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

I bought this book because I was a fan of LaRocca's "Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke" and because the book looks minimalistic and attractive. Sadly, the book is quite boring and the way the story came together was not satisfying at all. The main character "Ghost" is edgier than Kaz Brekker and there are way too many plot holes to count. The characters don't make sense in their own right. I do want to keep reading this author's other book, but this one was a big miss for me.

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