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shaziareads's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
unfortunately Sour Candy was just not totally for me. let me start off with the things I liked about this short novella: the concept - amazing, very spooky. not only does phil end up becoming the parent/haunted by a strange child, everything in his life changes to reflect that. photographs in his house feature the child, his neighbors, friends, coworkers, all know of this child. there seems to be some kind of lore--for lack of a better word--behind this phenomenon, and i would have loved if it was expanded and this was a full-fledged novel.
what i didn't like: the casual first person narration. the unnecessary tasteless language (fortunately not overdone, but definitely could do without). the ending was also kind of ambiguous, not so much in an open-interpretation kind of way but more like there could have been more to it.
i think i'll still give kealan patrick burke's other works a try, he is highly rated and i have a few of his other writings on my tbr list.
what i didn't like: the casual first person narration. the unnecessary tasteless language (fortunately not overdone, but definitely could do without). the ending was also kind of ambiguous, not so much in an open-interpretation kind of way but more like there could have been more to it.
i think i'll still give kealan patrick burke's other works a try, he is highly rated and i have a few of his other writings on my tbr list.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide
witchycowboy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I loved this book.
You follow Phil, a man who has never wanted children, who suddenly finds himself a single father with a child he's never seen before in his life. Not only that, everyone around him keeps telling him how he's always had this child and has raised them since the day they were born.
This is a quick read, but is packs a pretty good sized punch. It does very good at building worry and dread. It also had one of my fav scenes I've read in a long time...
"Goodnight, Daddy."
"Goodnight, son."
If you know, then you know.
You follow Phil, a man who has never wanted children, who suddenly finds himself a single father with a child he's never seen before in his life. Not only that, everyone around him keeps telling him how he's always had this child and has raised them since the day they were born.
This is a quick read, but is packs a pretty good sized punch. It does very good at building worry and dread. It also had one of my fav scenes I've read in a long time...
"Goodnight, Daddy."
"Goodnight, son."
If you know, then you know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Child death and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Car accident
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