by Craig DiLouie
Most people didn't understand how strongly mothers felt toward their children from the moment they were born. That this screaming thing in your arms was your entire reason for being. That you would do anything to make it happy. That you would fight, kill, die. - Chapter 11 This book is chilling, ...
One day, out of the blue, all the pre-pubescent children in the world drop dead. Three days later, they come back to life — and the only thing that can keep them alive is blood. Desperate to keep their young ones, parents and family friends and relatives donate as much blood as possible . . . but so...
I had to write a review of this while it was fresh in my mind. I just finished listening to Craig DiLouie's Suffer the Children, and I think the best word to describe how I feel right now is horrified. I'm certain that was the intent of this dark story. Every parent out there knows that they'd do an...
My full Suffer the Children audiobook review can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.First we are introduced to several families and how happy and content they are together. Painting a picture of true love and contentment. Until it isn't. Suffer the Children is a tale of extreme loss and heartbreak. As e...
A parasite named Herod has killed all of the children in the world. No warning, no illness, no explanation, they just drop dead. Days later they are miraculously resurrected and they are hungry - for blood.Suffer the Children is a very different approach to vampirism. This story takes a look at the ...
I was totally intrigued with the premise of this story. One day, the children died. All the children. All over the world.It was a pandemic called the Herod's Syndrome, named after King Herod from the Bible. That guy who killed firstborns because he was told that a baby was born that night who would ...
Every child in the world—dead. Instantly. After three days, all the children come back. The caveat: they need blood to survive. Kick that idea around a bit. Visualize how that pays off. Author Craig DiLouie describes the ramifications of that scenario in this book, SUFFER THE CHILDREN. When thinking...
People thought life was a miracle, but it wasn't. Life was everywhere. The miracle was knowing you were alive. Sentience. Mind. That was the rare, precious gift. What an absolutely creepy, crazy, and fantastic read. I don't think I have ever used the highlight feature on my Kindle as much I have wh...
I received a free copy from Permuted Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! All of a sudden, a few weeks before Christmas, all children die. Every single one of them. Even foetuses still in their mother's womb. Herod's Event, named after the Biblical King. Is it the end o...