Reviews

Lacrimore by S.J. Costello

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

sharkiereads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

What do I even say? This book was dark, paranormal, insane, and wonderful.

Maybe I've been listening to too much Cthulu related mythos recently but this book gave me those vibes and I ate it up. The  house being alive, everyone going mad... I loved it. It was a perfect Gothic novella.

cookiej07's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

kas010's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Blood, and Violence

kutendo's review

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

slowshows's review against another edition

4.0

this was a surprising find, and one that i enjoyed a lot. it managed to keep me fixed in place and continue reading when i’ve been dnf’ing books left and right. while this is short and quite slowburn for the first half, the writing and the eerie, haunted atmosphere it created worked incredibily well. that, mixed with the house itself - an organic, haunted creature, kept alive by the tragedies and horrors committed within its walls (“Does a place remember its history?” Lalichai asked, his voice low. “Can it hunger for legacy, too? Just like us?”)- is what i think to be the highlights of this book. there are many questions still left unanswered, but that didn’t bother me as much. i do, however, wish we’d gotten a bit more backstory on the characters especially the main 3 - with vandorus, although understanding his motives and his past, it was hard sometimes to truly resonate or hate his actions; for lalichai it was the same, although i think his character takes more shape in the last part. that being said, i did enjoy this immensely, a great read for the month of october.

nightshift8's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

staysickvic's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

lktx's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to like this book more than I did. It's a gothic horror novella that slowly descended into the horror. I actually liked the ending, and though Sivre slipped out of character once or twice, the end felt much true to her character.

Pros:
- Lovely narrator for audio book
- Protagonist, Sivre, was an interesting character and I enjoyed her struggle of faith.
- The small cast of characters were interesting.
- Hints of the greater world were intriguing.

Cons:
- Leapt between character POV and difficult to tell whose head I was in at times.
- Had some lovely phrasing, but overall was a little too extravagant and over the top.
- The doctor (Vandorous) was a bit stereotypical and predictable.
- Wish we'd gotten to know more of the other three on the island.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

Moderate: Suicide

ambientcrows's review

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0