A review by funyuns_the_movie
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The pacing of this book was so weird. There's two main characters who have two completely different stories that connect in a pretty insignificant way at the end, so it feels a little bit like I'm reading two half stories. Also the climax is so strange--it feels like it lasts like 2 minutes in the grand scheme of the story. I think if the book took more time to flesh out the characters (especially the villain, whose entire ideology went underdeveloped), then I would have liked it much more.

Also I thought the prose was a tad obnoxious at times. The author sets the tone using A LOT of similes/metaphors--sometimes even multiple nested inside each other, and eventually it wore me down a bit.

That being said, I still derived enjoyment from reading it, and thought that the occult stuff was neat.

I wouldn't recommend this book personally, but I can see it resonating with certain people.
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