A review by allena_inwonderland
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

What I liked: descriptive writing style, that kept me going. The immediate attention to detail.
Short and quick chapters 
The beginning 
Prologue was actually one of my favorite parts and I wanted more!

What I didn’t like:
Unnecessary gang rape 
Malik not knowing how to defend himself & forgetting 
That epilogue?!
I didn’t like how some story lines weren’t flowing like it felt like fluff 

So-so:
Religious aspects 
- I have my own problems w religion but it was interesting for me to read something so interwoven with biblical aspects from someone (LaRocca) not being of faith and I get it is for his mom 
Is that why we got that epilogue 👀
- The synchronicity‘s with biblical stories
Specifically I felt this brought attention to the anti christ & how in the Bible it talks about them deceiving people to gather a following and that’s exactly what I was seeing portrayed. 

Also Ghost and Mr. Crowley differences and relationship. 
Book shows a good portrayal of grief.

Lots of thoughts but don’t want to spoil the story!
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