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5.0 AVERAGE
5.0 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't think ANOTHER book, that I really did end up loving so much, could hurt me so deeply. Then 'All the Things We Buried' dropped... And my God's, I wasn't prepared. Just like its prequel, this one definitely took me longer to read than it should have. I had to put this one down multiple times, the same way I did with WTDTB, to at least cry and process, or even go read something else altogether to take my mind off it. Lenore and Dorian's story is just as dark, if not more so, through his point of view. Not only do we get to see her through his eyes, we also learn more about his past, why he is the way he is and what he's suffered. We also begin to drudge up secrets that should have long stayed buried on Gloomsbury's grounds.
Something about Lenore just resonates with me, on a deep level. Her silence. The ghosts haunting not just the house, but her heart and mind as well. Her ability to feel so deeply, yet keep so much hidden deep inside. Pain, torment, regret, shame, guilt, fear. I've struggled with my own mental health and I just feel like I understand her. And for the same reason, I also feel as if I understand Dorian on a much deeper level, as well. He struggles with the same inner demons as his stepsister, on top of sacrificing so much of himself to keep her safe. Their love and their story is taboo and at times uncomfortable, but they are two characters whom I both love and hate, as I both love and hate myself. They are very dear to my heart, and thus, so are both books. 'All the Things We Buried' will be forever burned into my heart and soul. Both it and its prequel remind me that I might be broken, but I am still seen, still worthy of love and care.
Now, as much as I personally LOVED this book, it is still very dark and covers some very dark, triggering topics and themes, such as:
🪦 Haunted Houses
❤️🩹 Hunted People
🪦 Taboo Romance/Step Siblings
❤️🩹 Child Abuse
🪦 Cults
❤️🩹 Gothic Themes
🪦 Mürdēr/Unaliving Oneself
❤️🩹 Breath Play
🪦 Stalking
❤️🩹 Psychological Mindfückery
And more. This story is definitely not going to be for everyone, and I highly suggest that you please go over the trigger list and content warnings very thoroughly. Make sure you're not risking your own mental well-being over a book.
And that brings me to my personal favorite part of the review to write (and read), the spice rating, and as a bonus with this dark story, a gore/blood and spooky vibe rating. This twisted tale is covered from cover to cover in blood, so it receives 4 outta 5 🩸's. The spooky, haunted vibe here is also pretty high, especially when it's hard even as the reader to discern reality versus the ghosts in D+L's minds, so I'm giving it 4 outta 5 👻's. And last but most certainly not least, the spice rating!! 'ATTWB' does get quite graphic in spots, but this book is more story than it is spice, which suits the story being told. So I'll be giving it a 3 outta 5 🌶️'s rating, and an overall 5 outta 5 ⭐'s. And if you decide this book is for you, please stop back and drop a comment down ⬇️ below ⬇️ when you've finished it and tell me what you thought!!
Something about Lenore just resonates with me, on a deep level. Her silence. The ghosts haunting not just the house, but her heart and mind as well. Her ability to feel so deeply, yet keep so much hidden deep inside. Pain, torment, regret, shame, guilt, fear. I've struggled with my own mental health and I just feel like I understand her. And for the same reason, I also feel as if I understand Dorian on a much deeper level, as well. He struggles with the same inner demons as his stepsister, on top of sacrificing so much of himself to keep her safe. Their love and their story is taboo and at times uncomfortable, but they are two characters whom I both love and hate, as I both love and hate myself. They are very dear to my heart, and thus, so are both books. 'All the Things We Buried' will be forever burned into my heart and soul. Both it and its prequel remind me that I might be broken, but I am still seen, still worthy of love and care.
Now, as much as I personally LOVED this book, it is still very dark and covers some very dark, triggering topics and themes, such as:
🪦 Haunted Houses
❤️🩹 Hunted People
🪦 Taboo Romance/Step Siblings
❤️🩹 Child Abuse
🪦 Cults
❤️🩹 Gothic Themes
🪦 Mürdēr/Unaliving Oneself
❤️🩹 Breath Play
🪦 Stalking
❤️🩹 Psychological Mindfückery
And more. This story is definitely not going to be for everyone, and I highly suggest that you please go over the trigger list and content warnings very thoroughly. Make sure you're not risking your own mental well-being over a book.
And that brings me to my personal favorite part of the review to write (and read), the spice rating, and as a bonus with this dark story, a gore/blood and spooky vibe rating. This twisted tale is covered from cover to cover in blood, so it receives 4 outta 5 🩸's. The spooky, haunted vibe here is also pretty high, especially when it's hard even as the reader to discern reality versus the ghosts in D+L's minds, so I'm giving it 4 outta 5 👻's. And last but most certainly not least, the spice rating!! 'ATTWB' does get quite graphic in spots, but this book is more story than it is spice, which suits the story being told. So I'll be giving it a 3 outta 5 🌶️'s rating, and an overall 5 outta 5 ⭐'s. And if you decide this book is for you, please stop back and drop a comment down ⬇️ below ⬇️ when you've finished it and tell me what you thought!!
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Was not expecting that ending. Beautifully written emotionally intense story. This story gives you more background on Dorian and what he has sacrificed. Dorian and Lenore’s story is both beautiful and tragic. Reading any book by this author is an experience. Go into it blind and let it wrap you up. Love the chant A created for the 7 deadly sins! So beautifully clever.
The manor breathes on your neck. It whispers in your ear. It hungers for your darkness. Hidden secrets in the walls. Some ghosts like to come out and play.
Writing a review for this is difficult for me because I don’t want to give anything away. This author’s stories make you FEEL and each reader’s experience will be different. Every book she writes is absolutely brilliant! They never disappoint.
🖤Age gap (8 YEARS)
🩸Gothic
🥀Forbidden love
🖤Step siblings
🩸Haunted house
🥀Stalking
🖤Pet Snake (Snake play)
🩸Psychological mind fuck
🥀Cult
🖤Possessive MMC
🩸Breath play
🥀Scars
🖤Dark secrets, dark past
🩸Obsessive Love / Possessive
🥀Psychopath
🖤You Belong to Me
🩸He Falls First, She Falls Harder
🥀I Hate Everyone But You
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not for the faint of heart by any means. It's dark in the psychology sense. Plus add in the taboo step siblings aspect made this quite the wild ride of of a book. The ending hurt my heart so much. But I enjoyed reading this book so much.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
I knew this was going to spirit me away after reading Where the Dark Things Bloom 😬
We follow on with Dorian and Lenore’s story. All the ghosts who haunt Gloomsbury Manor seem to know what’s happening to the pair, know what happens in the basement, what the manor tries to hide. The past meets with the future, only to be pulled back again to events that wrap darkly into the bones of the manor, the bones of the people who live within or d!e without. The souls of the d3ad wander the halls, our two find peace with each other but will it ever be enough? His love stutters, though it never fails. Her draw to him can’t be denied. Will the Manor and its inhabitants lose against them?
I can’t tell you how much this story gets in your head, A.Em’s writing is deep, the emotions you feel whilst reading are of the pulling in breath kind. All I will say is if you enjoy dark paranormal gothic romance reads this one is a must 🖤
We follow on with Dorian and Lenore’s story. All the ghosts who haunt Gloomsbury Manor seem to know what’s happening to the pair, know what happens in the basement, what the manor tries to hide. The past meets with the future, only to be pulled back again to events that wrap darkly into the bones of the manor, the bones of the people who live within or d!e without. The souls of the d3ad wander the halls, our two find peace with each other but will it ever be enough? His love stutters, though it never fails. Her draw to him can’t be denied. Will the Manor and its inhabitants lose against them?
I can’t tell you how much this story gets in your head, A.Em’s writing is deep, the emotions you feel whilst reading are of the pulling in breath kind. All I will say is if you enjoy dark paranormal gothic romance reads this one is a must 🖤