craigmatthews87 's review for:

The Dark Side of the Room by Tyler Jones
4.0

A dark, occasionally nasty novella, with some horrific depictions—whether wince-inducing gore and acts of violence, or the inescapable dread of feeling dementia or something like it slowly overtake you. Yet despite the oppressive mood, the beauty of Jones' prose shines through.

Betsy at first comes across as quite a nasty, almost vindictive person, and I worried it'd be hard to spend time with her. But as the book progresses and you understand her thoughts and feelings more, she becomes more of a sympathetic character, and ultimately a lot of this novella ended up breaking my heart.