Reviews with content warning for Drug use - Ghost Eaters

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Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

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rowan27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

I really wanted to like this book. But it definitely wasn't for me. It started out really good and caught my attention, but at about the halfway point, I realized that it wasn't at all what I thought it was.
This book is much less of a ghost story as it is a story about addiction. I can understand why people would enjoy this story, but it seemed to go all over the place (which I suppose is kind of what can happen with drug addiction) and never got to some of what I perceived to be main plots.
Also, I love horror. But this type of horror made me physically nauseous.
Overall, I can understand the appeal, but it really wasn't for me.

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goldenpumpkin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The voice of Erin was unique and I enjoyed reading the story from her perspective. A harrowing story about addiction, but not just to drugs -- to toxic people too. I related to Erin's addiction to Silas and how tough it is to let go or tear yourself away. The main issue I had was the finale. It was hard to tell what was happening at the end in the house. Overall I did really enjoy this book, but I did struggle with understanding parts of it at times.

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stephanieluxton's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I think it portrayed drug addiction and toxic relationships really well. There were a couple reveals at the end that I didn't fully see coming but that were hinted well throughout the book.

This book had a fairly unique premise (although similar to the movie, Talk To Me - which I think came out after this book?). There was a lot of grotesque imagery and frightening situations but I felt like this book lacked a certain amount of suspense that I needed to make it truly great.

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micku's review against another edition

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This book glorifies an abusive relationship.

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jasminenicholas's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Grief is not a 5 step process and I understand what the author was looking to achieve. However, this was a terrible read. When a writer uses profanities & passive language throughout, I find it’s lazy writing. I do appreciate this was written in the first person, however, it felt very amateur. The theme of addiction is a tricky one to get right and this missed the mark - it dealt with it at surface level. I really wanted to like this book after reading reviews online, but it failed to succeed.

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