I read this because Kealan was hilarious on the Horror Writers' Podcast, and I was like, it's 64 pages, I can read something that isn't romance for once. Really solid writing overall. I loved the initial scene with the kid and the main character; the dialogue between them was hella creepy and compelling. I was definitely late to an appointment because I couldn't stop reading that scene. I also loved all the little details, like (view spoiler)[how the main character's breath started smelling bad because of the sour candy. (hide spoiler)] The ending was completely unexpected, at least for me, and I really wanted to tweet something like (view spoiler)["tagging Sour Candy as m-preg lol" (hide spoiler)] but that is a gigantic spoiler. I'm giving it three stars because I stopped reading around 79% and could have lived without finishing it. But I like to finish things, so I did eventually. So basically, the beginning half was super gripping for me, but the rest of it was kind of eh. I think it could be that I'm just not that familiar with the conventions of the horror genre, and I wanted more scenes between the main character and the kid. I'm just more into character interaction that anything else in a story. But I can't complain about the plot; everything was "tied up" nicely, and the very last scene left me feeling totally creeped out, which is kind of the point of horror, so, well done, Mr. Burke.