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Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

jenn_the_unicorn's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

hotj1llypepper's review

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

2.75

I have a very low tolerance for what I call the "Netflix original side character" effect where a show will shoe-horn as many tokenized minorities into a story as possible without giving any of their characters room to breathe or be genuine, as if ticking them off a checklist. Very much got that vibe from this book. Had the potential to explore the interconnectedness of people considered "othered" by society who often fall through the cracks (queer ppl, muslims, disabled ppl, single parents, elderly) but it fell short.
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shuffmcpuff's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

saminfineprint's review

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dark emotional 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

2.0

cristinarivas88's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

cindylchap's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

1.5

daniobsessivelyreads's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm not sure I would qualify this as "horror". I would definitely qualify it as "misery corn." However, it did hold my attention.

I wasn't invested in the characters. Everyone was mostly dark or evil. If they weren't dark or evil then terrible things were happening to them. (Check alllll the triggers.)

I wasn't "horrified". I have see much worse, and unfortunately read much worse. Things that happened in this book happen in real life. If you're dealing with that sort of trauma this book might be for you.

This book wasn't for me.

deshanejt's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Eric LaRocca's writing is intense. He's very good!

However, I can't for the life of me figure out the plot, the point, or the message in this story. 

What started in the beginning of the book, and what transpired throughout, LOOSELY connected to what happened in the end- IMO. 

I understand there's not always justice for victims of SA and hate-crimes, but it would have been nice to understand how being a witness to that brutality tied into the story. 
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bookrebl23's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

free_the_bookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional fast-paced

3.5

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