A review by blackcatkai
Driving in the Dark by Jack Harding

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

2.5

CW: car accident, hospitals, chronic illness, grief, fatphobia, body shaming, food shaming.

not a fan of how a short story can still be full of fatphobia & food/body shaming, and knowing how it ends makes it worse because the characters never going to realise his internalized issues so it's not mentioned how awful that mindset/belief is. either way, it wasn't as tense as I expected, but its not written terribly. I like how the end ties into other aspects of the short story, but ultimately this one wasn't for me.

it's labeled as horror, supernatural, a thriller but those don't actually feel right. suspense does, but ultimately, it's just sad. which is fine, I love sad stories, this one just wasn't marketed properly for my taste and I ended up with expectations that simply weren't met. would read more from this author in the future, though!
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