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A review by drakaina16
The Aching Plane by Cody Lakin
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Thank you to the author for providing a review copy.
Every now again, a book comes along that so devastates me emotionally that it also ends up healing a part of me I didn't even realize needed healing. I was not expecting to find that book so early in the year.
The Aching Plane is best described as cosmic literary grief horror, and it's not only one of the best horror books I've read. It is now one of my favorite books of all time. The book is unsettling, eerie, downright uncanny. The imagery in the book will probably never leave me. The descriptions of wading through the aching planes of grief and devastatingly accurate descriptions of depression won't either. The gore isn't absent, but it never takes center stage.
This book is such an achievement, and I can't recommend it highly enough. 5 stars
Every now again, a book comes along that so devastates me emotionally that it also ends up healing a part of me I didn't even realize needed healing. I was not expecting to find that book so early in the year.
The Aching Plane is best described as cosmic literary grief horror, and it's not only one of the best horror books I've read. It is now one of my favorite books of all time. The book is unsettling, eerie, downright uncanny. The imagery in the book will probably never leave me. The descriptions of wading through the aching planes of grief and devastatingly accurate descriptions of depression won't either. The gore isn't absent, but it never takes center stage.
This book is such an achievement, and I can't recommend it highly enough. 5 stars