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Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

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blankie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m so sad this one didn’t work for me. I’m starting to think that You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood was a fluke and LaRocca isn’t the one for me but I *so* badly want to love them!!

Everything the Darkness Eats had the potential to be such a win for me on paper, but the writing coupled with how disjointed and rushed the plot and ending felt just made it impossible to take anything meaningful away from it. I will definitely keep picking their books up, I’m just not as optimistic as I once was about them.

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occions's review

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

1.0

barf_mobile's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

Might've given this 3 stars if the narrator sounded less whiny.

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catiaacribeiro's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

2.5

njdarkish's review against another edition

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4.0

Though not as gripping as the other writing I've read from LaRocca, this was still a solid story that I quite enjoyed. If you're expecting atypical narrative styles you've come to expect from this writer, you may be a bit disappointed.
Eric LaRocca is definitely a writer to watch.