Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

I think LaRocca's strength lies in short stories, the narrative struggled in this. A lot of it felt gratuitous, suffering for the sake of suffering. Not my favorite of his but still, an interesting premise that could have been explored further. ( )

Everything the Darkness Eats was a really interesting and heartbreaking piece of cosmic horror.

I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator did a fantastic job, and it kept me wanting to read more.

The writing was pretty, like really, really pretty. It was chock-full of metaphors and similes, which I didn't mind at first. However, as the book progressed, I felt that it slowed the story down, and it made it very distracting to listen to at times. I did like how the story switched from different character POVs, although I do wish the characters were fleshed out a little more, but the narrator did a really good job of making them come to life.

Even though I didn't quite enjoy this book, I would recommend checking out the audiobook if you're a big fan of cosmic horror.

Everything the Darkness Eats comes out on June 6. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the gifted copy! ( )

LaRocca definitely gives the reader a horror story, two stories, actually, but the ending was phoned-in and truly a let down. I absolutely recommend reading the book, but with the knowledge that you will most likely be left with a strong feeling of "meh" afterwards. ( )

1.5 Stars ( )