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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

62 reviews

zgc's review

dark 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

1.5

starts with well observed personal details, but goes to shit as the horror is supposed to ramp up. lazy gross-out animal cruelty held together by flimsy and underdeveloped themes. and the kink aspect is neither hot nor disturbing. If I wanted to hear about a shitty domme, I'd just ask my friends about their exes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia

jazjoyner91's review

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal death, Death, and Body horror

beabookish's review

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

the_escapist's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Murder

chickpeadestroyer's review

dark 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? Yes

0.25

God, this book sucked. I mean... it was so bad. It was just gross, but that's it. The writing sucked. The plot was boring and fetishistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

jessicahayth's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Look up the trigger warnings prior to reading this book. Nothing I could put together would be exhaustive or perfect. 

I walked into this knowing nothing and read this aloud to my wife on a 3.5 hour drive to the beach. I stopped about half way through (salamander) because I got upset. I finished it at the beach but did not read it aloud again. I told my wife the ending because I knew it would upset her more to hear or read it. 

Enjoyed the writing and the stories within the story. I thought the set up was really nice and it made me enjoy the ending more. I really loved the acknowledgments. Good book if you like really fucked up shit. 

I prefer bigger books so it wasn’t substantial enough for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship

lleebee's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit

ciarasweeney's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

jonbar94's review

challenging dark sad fast-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

5.0

Drudge,

I have a task for you.
I want you to go town to your local bookstore and purchase a copy of “Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.” I have wired the essential funds to your bank account. Then you are going to sit in your chair at home and open the book. Do not get out of the chair until you have finished the entire little nasty thing in it’s entirety. You will probably become more uncomfortable the further you read, but I know you will stick it out for me. There will be consequences if you do not do this. 
I love you more than anything.

Signed,
Sponsor

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

It’s a good, hard read.

kelanor's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit and Homophobia