1.55k reviews for:

Carcoma

Layla Martínez

4.05 AVERAGE

zoorp's review against another edition

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great stuff, love when houses eat people

trblbear's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

arielleyc's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A brutal, heartbreaking story about the ghosts we inherit from our parents and the cyclical violence of generational trauma. I really enjoyed the haunted house imagery and the sprinkle of dark humor. 

akbounds529's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sgenheden's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

noe06_'s review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

adrizeuza's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I have never read anything like this and now I can't wait to read everything Layla Martinez has ever written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

marianaaa's review against another edition

3.75

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casually odd and eery! would have liked it more if the characters didn’t address the reader

ilovewongkarwai's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5

El castillo vagabundo + Shirley Jackson + Mariana Enríquez

aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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