Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke

17 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Awesome little short story about a devil child. Surprisingly emotional and poignant too. Thank god I don't want kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Alcoholism, Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

When a kid has a meltdown in public, don't make eye contact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

alexus_sb's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

nika_nix's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was right up my alley! I love these kinds of stories, where there is some sort of cycle to the story. Also, the reader can feel how the main character is losing their mind and how helpless they feel. That, to me, is what the horror genre is about. So good, one of my favorite horror novellas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gaslighting and Suicide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Car accident

julessssss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

this really didn't work for me - it felt really cliche and the writing itself at times was annoying to me (almost like parts were supposed to be humorous, but I didn't think they were)

the story probably could have used more page space to its benefit because all of the characters fell flat for me

also the section at the end about the detective's daughter?? there was no need for it and I am SICK of men writing random scenes about women (HIS DAUGHTER) doing sexual things for no reason

I think I may try another one of his works, especially because it seems like others like his stuff

overall, I was disappointed (thanks BookTok) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Murder, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Pregnancy

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Sour Candy was a fun and eerie short story. I enjoyed the more mundane aspects - in initial interaction at the store, the car accident, the discussion with the detectives - the most. When it edged into more direct eldritch horror, I found that I liked it a little less - the writing style (which is inverted in a way I find hard to describe) is better suited to the mundane.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Suicide

acnienow's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

franzys_whip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Car accident, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy

teaselkie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse

emilunax's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Child death, and Death