A review by swalk
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Everybody has a secret, everyone has a fear, everyone has their own monsters. 
 
At Henley’s Edge 5 disappearances have occurred within 5 months. Officer Malik is investigating the disappearance when him and his husband receive a brick through their window with a homophobic message attached. The book follows the two tales concurrently as they slowly converge. 

This is a dark occult horror with an LGBT+ storyline and a lot of violence and gore. I won’t quite sure what to make of it to be honest, I felt like the two stories could have been linked better and it just felt like there was something missing for me. 
 
The narrator was great.
 
 

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