NeutralAnd then Sour Candy I think I gave a 3.5, but like it's a little horror novela and I pretty much keep most of those ones that I read just cuz they are good to recommend, they're good to lend out, etc.
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Sour Candy (2017)
Others: Mostly positive At first glance, Phil Pendleton and his son Adam are just an ordinary father and son, no different from any other. They take walks in the park together, visit county fairs, museums, and zoos, and eat overlooking the lake. Some might say the father is a little too accommodating given the lack of discipline when the child loses his temper in public. Some might say he spoils his son by allowing him to set his own bedtimes and eat candy whenever he wants. Some might say that such leniency is starting to take its toll on the father, given how his health has declined.What no one knows is that Phil is a prisoner, and that up until a few weeks ago and a chance encounter at a grocery store, he had never seen the child before in his life.
- ISBN:
- 9788412621792
- Length:
- 82 pages
Genres: fantasy, horror, thriller
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Loved itI loved Sour Candy by him, so I should have known this was going to be good.
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Loved itit's just a story that i like to recommend to anyone who is childless by choice because it will basically just reinforce your life decisions and i find it very refreshing
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