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Sour Candy

Kealan Patrick Burke

3.56 AVERAGE

dark fast-paced
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wholesome slice of life about a guy adopting an orphaned boy <3
slow-paced
dark tense fast-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
dark fast-paced

A bit of a disappointment. Dipped its toe into Lovecraftian horror, which I don't find particularly scary. The explanation of what's happened comes quickly and results in the tension evaporating. Writing style was annoying and flabby in places, with sentences that probably could've been edited down.

a very creepy, short, american horror story coded story. i think the shortness and conciseness really worked for this particular story!
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phil629's review

4.0
challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sour Candy is one of those stories that just gets under your skin. The concept is deeply disturbing, and the way the horror unfolds is genuinely unsettling. It’s short but packs a punch—once it starts, there’s no stopping. Creepy, weird, and totally horrifying. 

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No