georgialeanne's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
Aron once again provides a truly gory and grotesque story. This novel follows character Andy as he experiences an extremely unique and terrifying journey in the afterlife.
This was a fun little read (if ‘fun’ is the right word) and a lot more emotive than any of the other work I have read of Aron’s.
Aron once again provides a truly gory and grotesque story. This novel follows character Andy as he experiences an extremely unique and terrifying journey in the afterlife.
This was a fun little read (if ‘fun’ is the right word) and a lot more emotive than any of the other work I have read of Aron’s.
hb2935's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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
3.75
sday157's review
4.0
Not too bad.
(Spoiler alert)
The story was good, weird, but good.
It was gross of course, not scary to me. I didn’t like the ending at all.
(Spoiler alert)
The story was good, weird, but good.
It was gross of course, not scary to me. I didn’t like the ending at all.
apagecastingwitch's review
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Aron gifted me this and in it he wrote “Nikki, good luck wherever you go next” and after reading it….I’m a little scared haha! This may have just taken over The Slob as my favourite Aron Beauregard book. It was horrifying, disgusting and vomit worthy, but in a weird way it was also extremely sweet. It’s like a splatterpunk love story.
Also: can we talk about how Aron could easily write romance? Like come on, this line?? “The twisted thought played over in my head. Knowing that the person you loved more than anything was in the same place, but you might spend an eternity in search of them. We needed to make sure that would never happen. All we had was each other.” Damn sir. Ya got me in the feels.
Also: can we talk about how Aron could easily write romance? Like come on, this line?? “The twisted thought played over in my head. Knowing that the person you loved more than anything was in the same place, but you might spend an eternity in search of them. We needed to make sure that would never happen. All we had was each other.” Damn sir. Ya got me in the feels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence
shannonettaro's review
5.0
You may think you have life; it’s why’s and wherefores all figured out. You’ve heard it all, right?
You may think you understand death and all of its legends, iterations and extensions.
You thought wrong.
Aron Beauregard’s character development is second to none … I thought Harold (The Son of the Slob) couldn’t be topped, but now I see that this author has the ability to squeeze every drop of humanity and “inhumanity” out of every fluid filled sac.
I ended this one and I’m still “all smiles” … this journey is not one I’m soon to forget and I don’t want to.
You may think you understand death and all of its legends, iterations and extensions.
You thought wrong.
Aron Beauregard’s character development is second to none … I thought Harold (The Son of the Slob) couldn’t be topped, but now I see that this author has the ability to squeeze every drop of humanity and “inhumanity” out of every fluid filled sac.
I ended this one and I’m still “all smiles” … this journey is not one I’m soon to forget and I don’t want to.
wine_books_pities's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This was my first book to listen too! However I really enjoyed the dark adventure that it brought me on. If you want a book that will have thinking, What on earth is going on, but you cant help but keep reading, this is it!
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