A review by aftersuns_
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

dark fast-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? No

2.25

I had a lot of hope for this book but it was incredibly disappointing, not to mention overly graphic.

His writing style is incredibly disjointed and there are plot holes everywhere. I had to go back and read certain parts because one scene would be completely different than how it was supposedly set up with no explanation of how things moved along.

Mostly, I truly hated how unnecessarily graphic it was with specific scenes. ***Trigger Warning*** but there was absolutely no need for a rape scene to be thrown in and then completely disregarded by basically retconning it in the last 10 pages.

The MC's are just... pathetic and make the most ridiculous, poorly thought out choices. There is no good plot development whatsoever. It's two storylines running parallel that seem to crash into one another with no rhyme or reason.

Overall, it feels cheap, poorly thoughtout, poorly executed, rushed, and an excuse to live out the experience of being hate crimed.
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