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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I… really don't know how to rate this.
On a technical level, it's a five. Brilliantly written and unsettling—but it's precisely because it's so unsettling that I'm struggling. Watching Agnes and Zoe's relationship wave at the concepts of SSC and RACK (Safe, Sane and Consensual and Risk-Aware Consensual Kink) as their Domme x Sub relationship spirals into something horrific was a trip. I'm not normally someone whose stomach is turned while reading but congrats to Eric LaRocca, he made it happen, as well as reaffirming why I don't like to cook pork.
So where do I rate this? Five stars for the punches LaRocca packs in just a few short chapters? One or two stars for the unhinged, nauseating descent into madness? The whole reason I read this book was to fulfill the criteria "Is Rated Less Than Three Stars on Goodreads," so I guess we'll split it down the middle and leave it right at that three star rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
I feel like I'm in the vast minority here, because I really liked the first story but not the second two.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ratings of each story:
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - 2/5 or 2.5/5
The Enchantment - 4/5
You’ll Find It’s Like That All Over - 3/5
Averages out to 3/5 but I decided to give it a for because that rating feels more accurate to me currently.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - 2/5 or 2.5/5
The Enchantment - 4/5
You’ll Find It’s Like That All Over - 3/5
Averages out to 3/5 but I decided to give it a for because that rating feels more accurate to me currently.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced