We Ate the Dark
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- Create Date：2024-01-04 04:22:08
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Mallory Pearson
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Kirstin
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This is by far one of the best books I've ever received from Amazon。 It's horror meets the Ya-Ya sisterhood in a tale of grief， magic， and those bonds you hold closer than family with your cherished girlfriends。 Mallory's imagery is unrivaled， using rich descriptions that are themselves a character in this book。 I can't remember the last time I read a book that I could not put down like this one。 I became so immersed in the world she created， in the characters， that when I finished and looked up This is by far one of the best books I've ever received from Amazon。 It's horror meets the Ya-Ya sisterhood in a tale of grief， magic， and those bonds you hold closer than family with your cherished girlfriends。 Mallory's imagery is unrivaled， using rich descriptions that are themselves a character in this book。 I can't remember the last time I read a book that I could not put down like this one。 I became so immersed in the world she created， in the characters， that when I finished and looked up from my screen， the real world seemed too bright and I felt out of place。 This book transports you to the world she has created， and I cannot wait to see what she does next！ 。。。more
Nicole Gureli
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I’ve read this twice now， can’t get enough
Kayli
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Tried really hard to like this book， but after 40% through， had to follow my instinct to DNF。 Every sentence feels as though it was ran through a synonym generator。 All the characters have a nickname from a name that doesn’t need to be nicknamed。
Torrie Bailey
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I'll be very honest: this book wasn't 100% what I expected when I read the synopsis， but I still found it to be beautifully written and really grew to enjoy the book more in the second half。 I'm a reader who invests in plot more than people， and the plot really picked up the most in the second half。For those who are character-focused， We Ate the Dark will not disappoint。 The author does an amazing job developing the characters and helping the reader to understand them individually。 If you're som I'll be very honest: this book wasn't 100% what I expected when I read the synopsis， but I still found it to be beautifully written and really grew to enjoy the book more in the second half。 I'm a reader who invests in plot more than people， and the plot really picked up the most in the second half。For those who are character-focused， We Ate the Dark will not disappoint。 The author does an amazing job developing the characters and helping the reader to understand them individually。 If you're someone like me who doesn't always connect emotionally， this may not have as strong of an impact， but the writing is beautiful and breaks down the way each of these character's has been impacted by loss and their circumstances。 Also， I'm absolutely not a series reader， but I would snatch up a prequel about Ophelia， Sissa， and Fiona SO FAST。 （Read the book and then try to tell me I'm wrong about this。 I NEED to know more about them。）I would have preferred things a bit darker， but all in all， I found this book to be an enjoyable read， and it's one I would recommend to readers who enjoy supernatural content or books delving into relationships。 It's also a unique take on grief， how people process it， and what the "after" looks like for them。 。。。more
Emma Ann
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Proper RTC very soon， after I’ve had some time to chew on my thoughts。 Thank you very much to the author Mallory for sending me an ARC。
Stefani Sloma
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Absolutely incredible that this is a debut。 It’s amazing。
Nic
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*My copy of this ARC was gifted by the author。 Aside from wanting to keep up my netgalley rating， I was under no pressure or obligation to read or review it ahead of its release。We Ate the Dark is a masterclass in atmosphere。 This book covers a lot of thematic ground — female friendships， the dark side of magic/witchery/power， growing up and away from the people you love， death and loss， jealousy and guilty， etc — and does so through meticulous setting and character work。 The town of Loring spar *My copy of this ARC was gifted by the author。 Aside from wanting to keep up my netgalley rating， I was under no pressure or obligation to read or review it ahead of its release。We Ate the Dark is a masterclass in atmosphere。 This book covers a lot of thematic ground — female friendships， the dark side of magic/witchery/power， growing up and away from the people you love， death and loss， jealousy and guilty， etc — and does so through meticulous setting and character work。 The town of Loring sparkled with description， and I felt like I could practically taste each winding road and bend in the river and sticky vinyl seat at a diner。Perhaps my favorite thing about this book was the ways it navigated the idea that you can often find yourself disliking someone you love。 Many of us do have this seemingly unbreakable bond with people we met when we were young， and the ways that bond can be tested teach us a lot about what it's like to love and be in relationship to another person。 The lines between lover and friend and family member blur into a really beautiful tapestry dedicated to telling us about love！ How cool is that。This book is marketed as sapphic literary horror， and delivers on all counts。 I'm a weenie so the horror felt like the perfect amount for me: unsettling and creepy and a little gorey but very much within what I felt like I could handle。 The lyrical language and descriptions also offered a bit of distance from the grotesque， which I appreciated。 The messy sapphic relationships also slapped， and I think every character felt deeply deeply grounded in what it's like to be a queer woman in the world。 I felt really seen as a lesbian in this story！ That always means a lot to me as a reader and it's no surprise that Pearson nailed the execution。My other favorite thing （and I think an important note for potential readers！） is about the ending。 I'm not going into any specific details so don't worry about plot spoilers， but skip the following if you want to go in totally blind。 （view spoiler）[The ending， both in terms of plot and in terms of relationships， was left really open， and I think that was such a smart choice。 We get some closure around Sofia and the Fissure but not much， and Pearson really trusts the reader to figure it out and close the loop on their own。 I am a "too easy closed ending" hater so this was ideal for me。 I also LOVED that Marya and Frankie didn't end up putting labels on anything or sharing a Hollywood kiss。 The messy in between works perfectly for them as characters and the way their relationship blossomed over the course of the story。 （hide spoiler）]I could say so much more but I think I am going to leave it here for now and share more gushing on my booktok account。 For now just know that I loved this story and cannot wait for it to come out and find its readership！ 。。。more
andrea
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big thank you to NetGalley， 47North， and to Mallory Pearson herself who shared the digital arc with me！thanks， mallory！ this creepy， magical， little book of queer love and appalachian-flavored spookiness comes out March 5， 2024 and i HEAVILY implore you to get your preorders in now。--sofia's dead and that information goes from a speculation to a certainty when her remains are found in the hollowed out tree growing through an old， abandoned house。 the mystery surrounding her disappearance comes f big thank you to NetGalley， 47North， and to Mallory Pearson herself who shared the digital arc with me！thanks， mallory！ this creepy， magical， little book of queer love and appalachian-flavored spookiness comes out March 5， 2024 and i HEAVILY implore you to get your preorders in now。--sofia's dead and that information goes from a speculation to a certainty when her remains are found in the hollowed out tree growing through an old， abandoned house。 the mystery surrounding her disappearance comes flooding back to friends frankie （sofia's sister）， poppy， and cass; they immediately point their cars home to the north carolina mountains where they grew up together， loved each other， and ultimately chose to depart from each other after sofia's disappearance。together， the three girls plus frankie's pottery shop employee marya， who's hiding secrets of her own， decide to uncover the secrets of sofia's murder together and avenge her death， too。 sounds easy， right？ sofia's recalcitrant boyfriend isn't talking， the own sheriff is making things hell on the girls， and the more they learn， the more they realize that sofia might have been mixed up in things they didn't understand。 what's more， something's following them， something that promises to eat and eat and eat and eat。fave， fave， fave。 this writing is so visceral and atmospheric you can feel the sun on your face， the stickiness of sweat， the chill of a gentle breeze， and smell the honeysuckle， too。 i'm north carolina-born and bred and appalachia adjacent and have read writing about where i'm from by people who imagine poverty and piggly wigglys， but mallory writes about the south like she knows what's up; i appreciate any writer that can adequately encapsulate how my home feels。a LARGE chunk of this book is about queer love， the nebulous spaces between friends， the narrowness beyond friendship and somewhere near being in love。 there are scenes in this book which are so tender and soft and sapphic that they made me want to hug myself。obviously a huge chunk of this book is about grief and about fear。 about friendship and when friends become family， about what it feels to lose someone you find yourself that entertwined with， either through death or distance。 it really reminds you of how cruel the world can be， of the histories we create with people and how sometimes they go on to create new histories with other people。this？ this is the book of my heart， i think。--（side note: her recs/socials are absolutely elite as well。） 。。。more
abi
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Pretty Little Liars dupe？
livvy
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guys guess whatmallory sent me an arc！！ beyond excited actually screaming crying in need of an exorcism
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we ate the dark we are the dark mallory pearson we are all the same in the dark
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