Summary:
After the loss of a child along with a slew of agonizing misfortunes, Nick and Jess decide to end their lives. Unable to cope with the misery that fills their days, they commit one last act together and die in loving relief.
But when Nick wakes up, he soon realizes that death isn't the gentle darkness he expected. Panicked and horrified, he struggles to understand the twisted abominations and hellish world he's now trapped in.
Driven by desperation and a sudden will to survive, he sets out to find Jess and is unable to cope with the thought of her having to suffer through the terrors this new reality holds.
But nothing could prepare him for the nightmares he found . . . nothing could prepare him for the Black Farm.
My Thoughts:
Hats off to the author for making this the first book that made me sick to my stomach (it's a generally difficult thing to do). Nick and Jess suffered through the miscarriage of their baby, and when Jess starts returning to her normal self, they find out her sister has cancer. Reduced to shells of themselves, they decide to end it all together and escape the pain of living. But the Black Farm, governed by an entity known as the Pig, is not what they imagined for an afterlife. Filled with Pig-Borns who torture those who committed suicide, Nick realizes that he needs to find Jess (if she's there) and try to escape - or at least survive.
The writing style is pretty simple, but it packs a punch. If you are thinking about picking this up, definitely check trigger warnings. I think that this is a really interesting interpretation of Purgatory, and parts of it did make me want to puke. There are in-depth, gross descriptions of violence and gore, which I am usually fine with, but this book made me almost lose it. I would say that the first half of the book is filled with shock-value, but the second half made everything worth it. I do wish that we got more of Trent and Kevin though, I did really like them.
My Rating: 4 stars
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