Book: In Your Darkest Depths by K. Sparrow, Kate D. Pirate
Reviewed by ErikaWasReading
Rating: 4/5
In Your Darkest Depths was strange, but in a really good way.
The novel blends a dystopian future, a family curse, cults, and group sex with two eldritch horrors. I was left with a lot of questions, but about the larger world, not the story. The book starts in a dystopian New Orleans, where we get a sense of Laura’s life. Only, as the floodwaters rise, we are quickly pulled into a much darker story.
The novel is Laura’s journey through the water to the darkest depths, and along the way she starts relationships with both Dreigg and Morgue. The intertwined backgrounds of the three are slowly revealed as they make their way down, and Laura must confront the horrors of her past as much as the realities of her future. By the end, Laura is transformed, both mentally and physically (there is definitely body horror).
One of the things I loved about the story was how much it had me guessing and then doubting myself as a reader. Between starting in a not-so-distant future and the oddities of the characters we meet above water, you already feel like you are on unsteady ground. The floor drops out from under you when Laura is captured by Dreigg, as everything feels just a little off, and you are unsure how much of what you are being told you can trust.
Definitely check the trigger warnings, as this is a pitch-black horror romance.
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I received an advance copy of this book from IRIS Influencer Society at no charge. This is my honest, voluntary review.