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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’m really mixed after reading this. Did I enjoy it? Yes absolutely, but would I ever read it again? No! This is one of those novels where the narrator isn’t always trustworthy and you never really get a solid answer at the end, so go in knowing that there really isn’t much closure here.
This Thing Between Us is a slow burn horror novel told from the perspective of Thiago to his recently deceased wife Vera. After moving into a new condo strange things start to happen, eventually leading to a series of events that results in a freak accident involving Vera, Thiago’s wife. Vera eventually dies from complications of the accident and Thiago is left alone with a large sum of money and an evil entity that won’t seem to leave him or his loved ones alone.
This novel is hard to read, it’s an excellent in depth look at grief and what is left behind when a loved one passes and it’s heart wrenching. Even before getting to the crazy horror that occurs in this novel, just reading about Thiago’s devastation is hard! It reminds me of Tender is the Flesh, due to its stark bleakness.
Along with this grief stricken outlook, the novel is also VERY gruesome. Once Thiago leaves for Colorado the paranormal side of the book picks up and barrels ahead. Also a huge warning for animal death, there is a several scenes with a dog that were very violent and I would suggest keeping this in mind as well. I skipped ahead on my audiobook it was that gruesome.
Overall if you’re looking for something different, especially a horror novel that will stick with you and unsettle you, I’d suggest This Thing Between Us. It’s a short read and it leaves you thinking about a lot. Maybe too much.
This Thing Between Us is a slow burn horror novel told from the perspective of Thiago to his recently deceased wife Vera. After moving into a new condo strange things start to happen, eventually leading to a series of events that results in a freak accident involving Vera, Thiago’s wife. Vera eventually dies from complications of the accident and Thiago is left alone with a large sum of money and an evil entity that won’t seem to leave him or his loved ones alone.
This novel is hard to read, it’s an excellent in depth look at grief and what is left behind when a loved one passes and it’s heart wrenching. Even before getting to the crazy horror that occurs in this novel, just reading about Thiago’s devastation is hard! It reminds me of Tender is the Flesh, due to its stark bleakness.
Along with this grief stricken outlook, the novel is also VERY gruesome. Once Thiago leaves for Colorado the paranormal side of the book picks up and barrels ahead. Also a huge warning for animal death, there is a several scenes with a dog that were very violent and I would suggest keeping this in mind as well. I skipped ahead on my audiobook it was that gruesome.
Overall if you’re looking for something different, especially a horror novel that will stick with you and unsettle you, I’d suggest This Thing Between Us. It’s a short read and it leaves you thinking about a lot. Maybe too much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Vomit
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