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colorcrystals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Kidnapping, Child death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicide attempt, Violence, and Infertility
ashwatever98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Blood and Mental illness
Minor: Infertility, Kidnapping, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide
This book was a difficult read but was so well written. The troubles of motherhood and mental illness were very well explored. I felt the pain and emotion throughout.soshereads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Child death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Sexism, Infertility, Grief, and Abortion
Moderate: Toxic relationship
karyan1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Child death, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy and Blood
ashtontdavis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Infidelity, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
catyrhueske's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
With that being said, my only negative about this book is that is follows the EXACT overall layout as her previous book. So very early on this book I knew where this was going, what happened, who did it, etc. I was able to guess every single twist and turn because it mirrored her previous book. I still loved this book. I think this book has a stronger story that connects together better than her previous one did. I would even venture to say the cliché that her first book walked so that this one could run.
All that being said, I love Stacy's writing and will continue to devour her books! This story is great and one I will absolutely be recommending to any and all my reader friends.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Self harm, Grief, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, and Infidelity
Minor: Gore
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rating: 5/5 stars
Isabelle Drake hasn’t slept in a year—since the day her eighteen-month-old son Mason disappeared from his crib in the middle of the night. When a true crime podcaster approaches Isabelle, she may finally have a way to move the investigation down a new path…but that path may just lead to a dark past better left forgotten.
Stacy Willingham’s debut, A Flicker in the Dark, was one of my favorite thrillers of 2021 (I read it in December before it released in January 2022) and All the Dangerous Things just became one of my favorite thrillers of 2022. From start to finish, this book is smart, sharp, engaging, and insightful. It’s also packed full of twists and reveals (and I only figured out one of them ahead of time!), and the southern city setting and childhood flashbacks add a fun Gothic layer that really pulled me in.
As a single POV book told mostly in a single primary timeline (with flashbacks), All the Dangerous Things is also a character study examining the mind of a compelling, sometimes infuriating, but always fascinating main character. Through this lens, the book challenges us with questions and commentary about motherhood and womanhood that complement and add to the overall plot and make the novel all the more gripping. I love a book that can be equal parts entertaining and thought-provoking, and this one is the ideal “smart thriller.” I’m so excited for everyone to get to experience it!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: first person single POV; reflections on motherhood; southern neo-Gothic vibes.
CW: Kidnapping; child death; miscarriage; loss of loved one; grief; infidelity; suicide.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Infertility