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Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book isn't about the evil of monsters but the evil of humanity.
How ignorance and hurt can manifest as evil. How turning against others we don't understand spirals into anger, pain, torment, and horrific acts. How humans have the ability to justify apathy and cruelty within our own minds.
It's a look at the very real dangers and acts of violence that have happened and still do happen to the LGBTQIA+ community.
It discusses the complexities of faith and represents anxiety and depression as something that can destroy us but can also be our protector and intuition.
This book hurt. It saddened me and upset me and angered me and to me, that is good writing.
Trigger warnings: infant/pregnancy loss, SA, homophobia, physical violence
How ignorance and hurt can manifest as evil. How turning against others we don't understand spirals into anger, pain, torment, and horrific acts. How humans have the ability to justify apathy and cruelty within our own minds.
It's a look at the very real dangers and acts of violence that have happened and still do happen to the LGBTQIA+ community.
It discusses the complexities of faith and represents anxiety and depression as something that can destroy us but can also be our protector and intuition.
This book hurt. It saddened me and upset me and angered me and to me, that is good writing.
Trigger warnings: infant/pregnancy loss, SA, homophobia, physical violence