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Our Love Will Devour Us follows a married couple whose testy relationship is further bowed under pressure once their two children go missing during a snowstorm. As time passes, decision-making becomes increasingly difficult, temperatures sharply decrease, and tempers and toxic memories kick up. Can Emma and Claire work past their differences to find their children and mend their family? You’ll have to read to find out :-).
Some aspects that may be a bother to some readers, I rather enjoyed, and vice versa; pacing, the obvious, and personal gripes.
Pacing
The pacing is slow, but a plus because it creates a creepier story. This element coupled with the eery and descriptive scenes was the perfect recipe for this horror book.
The Obvious
I had a feeling that I knew the truth behind everything, but still enjoyed the reveal of what happened to the children, Silas and Lily.
My Gripes
The only gripe that boldly stood out to me is that the story sometimes felt negligibly claustrophobic. The characters are in the midst of a severe snowstorm, so it’s implied that there is nowhere to go that’s remotely safe. It may be a good thing for some readers, but I don’t enjoy the feeling of being hemmed in. Especially when I know other places are nearby to use as settings. I wish the author would have utilized more space or at least more of the space that was introduced to us before the snowstorm. At one point, it felt like the characters kept separating and being led on random “Where is Waldo” adventures while searching for help. I wasn’t dizzy following along, but I was tired (lol).
What I Wanted More Of
I wanted more history about the manifestation of Father. What are his origins? And, too, also, I would have enjoyed reading more journal entries from Deborah and Grace.
All in All
Having been separated from the book for a few days to process, Our Love Will Devour Us is a character study that builds on themes of family, forgiveness, and sacrifice. Pacing and claustrophobia aside, I continued reading because I was curious about the children and how they were going to be found when the faults of their mothers were on display early on in the book. I almost lost faith in ol’ Emma and Claire. I’m happy I didn’t.
Give Our Love Will Devour Us a read if you are in the mood for horror with an isolated and snowed-in setting, with characters you urge to prove you wrong because even the seemingly incapable are capable when love is involved.
Thank you to BookSirens and R. L. Meza for the opportunity to read Our Love Will Devour. I received an advance review copy for free, and my review/reaction is voluntary, all thoughts are mine and unbiased, and receiving an ARC does not influence my rating and/or recommendation.
I hope this review of R. L. Meza’s Our Love Will Devour finds you all well.
Until my next post, drink your water, mind the business that’s yours, and continue reading beyond the book’s cover.
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