Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Everything The Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

39 reviews

rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

I went into this book excited - I picked it up after seeing multiple recommendations in lists of queer horror novels. And I really wanted to like it.  I'm genuinely confused as to how this book was published. 

The author clearly enjoys flowery prose, which is fine when done well. But this was painful to read. Every third sentence was a simile or over-description, making it hard to keep track of what's actually happening in the story. The plot felt half-baked, and the details were confusing. I found myself constantly asking, 'why?'. The characters' motivations didn't feel reasonable.

And the extremely graphic violence against Malik and Brett felt uncalled for. Frankly, that subplot never tied in to a degree that felt justified. So I was left feeling that the author just... WANTED to torture and decimate a gay couple (confusing, because by all accounts, he is gay). 

I can't in good faith recommend this story to anyone. If you do choose to read, good luck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

912jae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Excrement, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

ecn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

So good but not much of a build up and the quickest resolution/wrap up, which left me wanting more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

statefossil's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Docking a quarter star bc I wish LaRocca had let us see the assailants be punished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

heartofhorrors's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

achay91's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Murder

emilysunflowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

ashleighreeb's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The two story lines didn't seem to mesh and they felt forced. It was definitely and interesting and unique story but I felt like there could have been more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Car accident

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment