Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke

22 reviews

nexusgoblin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

For an impulse borrow this turned out be exactly the kind of thing I really enjoy. I normally prefer my stories in this vein to contain a slow descent but the way this is presented and paced was absolutely perfect for a novella this size. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

hb_bookworm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

this is short and nasty! it might not have been a very strong read for me but the horror of the central premise, unique visuals, and short length carried it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse

celina246's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse

awright20's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This was an easy little read that I’d recommend to anyone who has dabbled in horror or scary stories but doesn’t want a long commitment- it focuses mainly on Phil and the events in his maybe changed life and it definitely moved quickly through it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, and Blood

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Awesome little short story about a devil child. Surprisingly emotional and poignant too. Thank god I don't want kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer

missgrangerr's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.0

When a kid has a meltdown in public, don't make eye contact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

alexus_sb's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

nika_nix's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was right up my alley! I love these kinds of stories, where there is some sort of cycle to the story. Also, the reader can feel how the main character is losing their mind and how helpless they feel. That, to me, is what the horror genre is about. So good, one of my favorite horror novellas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

julessssss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

this really didn't work for me - it felt really cliche and the writing itself at times was annoying to me (almost like parts were supposed to be humorous, but I didn't think they were)

the story probably could have used more page space to its benefit because all of the characters fell flat for me

also the section at the end about the detective's daughter?? there was no need for it and I am SICK of men writing random scenes about women (HIS DAUGHTER) doing sexual things for no reason

I think I may try another one of his works, especially because it seems like others like his stuff

overall, I was disappointed (thanks BookTok) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

sshraddha141's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, and Murder