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bashsbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Sour Candy was a fun and eerie short story. I enjoyed the more mundane aspects - in initial interaction at the store, the car accident, the discussion with the detectives - the most. When it edged into more direct eldritch horror, I found that I liked it a little less - the writing style (which is inverted in a way I find hard to describe) is better suited to the mundane.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Suicide
ilaxaria's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Violence