I think this was a fantastic conclusion to the I Feed Her to the Beast duology. If the first half spoke about rage and ambition, then I Am The Dark That Answers When You Call is ultimately about grief and its different portrayals. From the very first word to the very last, I was hooked, although the middle did sag a little bit. 

I love that this expanded so much more on the depths and layers of Laure’s relationships, which is one of the faults I had with I Feed Her to the Beast. I Am The Dark is also a seamless transition from the ending of I Feed Her to the Beast. I think, ultimately, the relationships, the anger Laure had towards her mother, towards her best friend and the anger she held towards herself, the reality of it all made me love this book even more. 

To expand on the portrayals of grief, i love how Shea illustrated through Laure the lack of feelings for day to day activities, even hobbies or passions that were formerly utterly consuming. 

I loved the body horror element, and I find that while having an evil eldritch god use your body for its secret chaos plan isn’t something that can really happen, it is extremely relevant to the political climate in the US. 

Thank you Jamison Shea for an advanced copy of I AM THE DARK THAT ANSWERS WHEN YOU CALL. This was a fantastic read and I loved every second of it.