Reviews

Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

gratiamortis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

amberlea_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

akadras's review against another edition

1.0

the only horrifying things in this book are the excessive ableism and an unnecessary sexual assault scene which are both handled terribly.

readbyashleyd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I was actually a little disappointed when I saw this was one full length story and not multiple shorts, I’ve really come to love LaRocca’s shorter work. They pack such a punch in so few pages and it’s delicious! This one was still excellent but the longer form felt a little too long, it lacked the snappy punch of their other work and I missed it.

weirdly_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Eric LaRocca is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
From page one, I find myself deeply invested in the world, the characters, and the mystery. It's difficult to put the book down again, and before you know it, you have devoured 100pg in one setting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Abortion

scottish_librarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

teejayniu's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

books_backpacks_and_beyond's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No

2.75

I didn't quite gel with the book. For most parts the book felt like it was two separate books packed in one. 

The two storylines that the blurb mentions run separately for a very long time. 

I would have liked to see more exploration of the supposed "cult". There was so much that could be done with the character of Mr Crowley. I would not have minded adding a few more pages to the length of this book just so that we could understand the motivation of the character. 

Either I missed something big while reading the book or I didn't understand the plot properly. But the whole story felt quite fragmented to me. Several isolated events are mentioned in the books, without any connecting thread. This made the reading experience a bit jarred. "Where is all this going?" - something that accompanied me throughout the book.

The story needed to be more cohesive and maybe then it could have charmed me.

ratingwithears's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.25

shaanananaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Rape