We Ate the Dark

A Novel

De: Mallory Pearson

Narrado por: Alaska Jackson

Four women investigating the haunting murder of their friend discover more than they ever imagined in a terrifying novel about good and evil, love and death, and the spaces between.

Five years after Sofia Lyon disappeared, her remains are found stuffed into the hollow of a tree bursting through the floorboards of an abandoned house in the woods. The women who loved her flock home to the North Carolina hills to face their grief.

Frankie, Sofia’s twin, is in furious mourning. Poppy is heartbroken. Cass has never felt more homesick. And Marya knows something the rest of them don’t. Determined to find Sofia’s murderer, they share more than a need to see justice done for their friend. Each woman is haunted, bound to the next by something both cruel and kind, and now stalked by a shadowy presence they’ve yet to understand. Only to question, and to fear.

As Sofia’s secrets unravel, so do those of the woods, and the women soon realize that Sofia might not be who they thought she was at all. And that whoever—or whatever—killed her is coming after them.

©2024 by Mallory Pearson. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“With stunning prose, Pearson draws readers into the lives of her characters and weaves a horror-esque fantasy tale.”—Library Journal

“The two story lines wind and twist and eventually connect in this leisurely paced, lyrically written paean to the power of friendship and chosen family.”—Booklist

“We Ate the Dark is a gripping tale of friendship and grief and the real and imagined ghosts from the past that come to haunt us. Deliciously queer and wildly Southern, this book had me turning pages fast, lost in its poetic language, immersed in the lush landscape, holding my breath in anticipation. Mallory Pearson has written a stunning debut filled with sentences that continued to surprise me with their beauty and generosity until the very last page.”—Genevieve Hudson, author of Boys of Alabama and Pretend We Live Here

not for me

There was a lot of characters that had names along with nicknames, and with there being different worlds it was hard to keep all that straight. Some characters didn't have names until someone else named them, also with twins...I was lost the majority of the time. but no I know what happened to the sister.

Needs a different narrator

I am unable to review the story because I had to stop listening, so please know this is not a review of the story or author. The narrator is terribly flat and delivers everything with the same monotone voice so that you don't even realize you stopped listening. It feels like she's reading a bedtime story, which is not what I was expecting or wanting after reading the premise. Definitely try this if you are wanting to fall asleep, otherwise pick something else.

Confusing

The story line of this book was really good. I disliked how descriptive the author was in almost every scene. It made the story hard to follow.

Monotone Narrator

I am unable to give this story a fair review because I could not stay interested or focused listening to the very low monotone voice of the narrator. It literally depressed me. If I try again successfully, I may re-write my review.

Sloooow

The writing style is beautiful, but the story itself seemed to drag on until the last 8 chapters.