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melodyseestrees 's review for:
Everything the Darkness Eats
by Eric LaRocca
dark
tense
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:
No
This book had set itself up to be a 3 star reading experience as the gay couple's portion of story was distracting from Ghost's portion story. It felt like this was supposed to be a blend of cosmic and real world horror but unfortunately the on-page sexual assaults cheaped the story into feeling like it was some rape fetishist's coffee table book.
The ending was particularly unsatisfying because it basically gave the reader the "and it was all a dream" people like to joke about. The man who experienced all the homophobia and torture just forgot everything that had happened so why did the reader need to read that it had? A better use for the pages that story had taken up could have gone to building understanding of what Ghost's tagalong critter was. The ending wasn't a happily ever after but it was a lobotomized version of a HEA.
The ending was particularly unsatisfying because it basically gave the reader the "and it was all a dream" people like to joke about. The man who experienced all the homophobia and torture just forgot everything that had happened so why did the reader need to read that it had? A better use for the pages that story had taken up could have gone to building understanding of what Ghost's tagalong critter was. The ending wasn't a happily ever after but it was a lobotomized version of a HEA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Islamophobia