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fanglyfish's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
adhdru's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed all the stories and was quickly captivated by all but one, which is the only reason I’m not giving it a 5 stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual harassment
ellethefantasyqueen's review
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an E-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. I appreciated this small collection of short stories. They are all vastly different to one another with the core theme being horror. The morals and decisions that the characters make in this book are awful but to be expected. I felt like each story was entertaining in itself and gives you a taste of LaRocca's writing style. I do feel like it left something to be desired. I would read more of LaRocca's books.
handsandeyes's review
2.5
each story was better than the last but cut at the most “disturbing” part, cutting out any of the horror of most of it
mrzachyt's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
notesquotesscarletmotes's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Short stories are a difficult form to master and those collected in This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances feel as if they're reaching for something and just not quite getting there. There was a certain strangeness but no depth to fasten it to which made it difficult to invest in any of the characters or their tales.
julialago's review
3.0
2.5 pra esse aqui.
Apenas com 4 histórias, as duas primeiras infelizmente não me fisgaram (a primeira achei que jogou o fim da história no lixo e a segunda, apesar de entender a metáfora, não me envolveu). As outras duas histórias no entanto achei muito divertidas então por isso a nota em 50% de aproveitamento.
Dos livros do LaRocca infelizmente esse foi o meu menos favorito.
Apenas com 4 histórias, as duas primeiras infelizmente não me fisgaram (a primeira achei que jogou o fim da história no lixo e a segunda, apesar de entender a metáfora, não me envolveu). As outras duas histórias no entanto achei muito divertidas então por isso a nota em 50% de aproveitamento.
Dos livros do LaRocca infelizmente esse foi o meu menos favorito.