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This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

36 reviews

charliecarey's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

There should be more books where the main character just pisses himself when faced with a monster

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

ladyinverse's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

ksuazo94's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

hunkydory's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ooh this was sooo good. It came to me at the right time too I think. I feel that horror shouldn't only try to be scary, to be good it needs to appeal to one's strong emotions, and this story did just that. Grief is a horror of real life, self-blame even more so. Moreno did excellent work of blending such real life horrors with the supernatural to more deeply illustrate them.

I wish the ending had been clearer but I understand why it wasn't. I wish it had been happier but I understand why it couldn't be. This book is sad but it made me think and that's usually all I ask.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Racism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Deportation

opossumble's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Deportation

kaitlyna94's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Extremely scattered plot that never really pulls itself together. I really wanted to like it, and thought I would in the end, but gave up hope 3/4 of the way through. Had lots of potential to really use horror as a way of navigating grief, which is what I think it was trying to do, but it left me pretty disappointed. I still don’t understand what happened with the ending. Semi solid beginning, strong body, poor finish. I have hope that the author can produce better works in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

savvylit's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

"You were you and I was me and there was this thing between us."

This Thing Between Us is an excellently crafted slow-burn horror story. From almost the first page, Moreno drips dread and discomfort into the storyline. Beginning with a haunted Alexa-like device, the plot of this novel slowly descends into absolute demonic madness. This Thing Between Us is a truly unpredictable horror novel and I'm still (happily) confused about the ending.

This Thing Between Us isn't only upsetting because of its supernatural elements, however. Thiago's heart-wrenching grief over Vera is just as unsettling and pervasive as the paranormal entities that haunt him. In fact, his grief fuels the whole story and is often what motivates Thiago to make his most ill-fated decisions. No spoilers, of course, but Moreno portrays the daily reality of overwhelming loss, unlike any other author that I have read.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys atmospheric horror that constantly keeps you guessing. Just one reminder: be sure to check the content warnings before reading. There are some very graphic & gory scenes in this novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gore

Minor: Murder

keenanmaree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail