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babydog420's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Body horror
Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
Minor: Alcohol and Car accident
shaziareads's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
unfortunately Sour Candy was just not totally for me. let me start off with the things I liked about this short novella: the concept - amazing, very spooky. not only does phil end up becoming the parent/haunted by a strange child, everything in his life changes to reflect that. photographs in his house feature the child, his neighbors, friends, coworkers, all know of this child. there seems to be some kind of lore--for lack of a better word--behind this phenomenon, and i would have loved if it was expanded and this was a full-fledged novel.
what i didn't like: the casual first person narration. the unnecessary tasteless language (fortunately not overdone, but definitely could do without). the ending was also kind of ambiguous, not so much in an open-interpretation kind of way but more like there could have been more to it.
i think i'll still give kealan patrick burke's other works a try, he is highly rated and i have a few of his other writings on my tbr list.
what i didn't like: the casual first person narration. the unnecessary tasteless language (fortunately not overdone, but definitely could do without). the ending was also kind of ambiguous, not so much in an open-interpretation kind of way but more like there could have been more to it.
i think i'll still give kealan patrick burke's other works a try, he is highly rated and i have a few of his other writings on my tbr list.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide
keen's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Car accident, Torture, and Body horror
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
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