Reviews

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

cherryariel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

4.5

batfling's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

really good - the title novella is gross and nasty and full of dread, which personally i loved. the final short story gave me the same feeling as some of shirley jackson’s work too, which is a big plus for me as i love her stuff.

some of the dialogue is sometimes a bit unrealistic or odd, but i was able to get past that just fine, especially as a lot of the characters are supposed to come off a little weird.

overall, would definitely recommend this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Self harm

ludwigdvorak's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

that_person_logan's review against another edition

2.5

Three kind of meh horror short stories. I’d rather have just read a longer good horror novel. 

modalmle's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

naomi_small's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

amberfinnegan's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jessreadsohio's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

karin05's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

deckofdragons'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0