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Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

4 reviews

r3ader's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • 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? No

3.0

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The first half was too slow, I feel like. I wanted to DNF, but bc I also wanted to know the ending, I kept reading. The last half was finished in the matter of a few days, so the pace definitely picks up towards the end. 

I do have to say, that Beth and Hailey were annoying at times. Both acted like immature teenagers half the time (which is okay in Hailey, bc she is literally a teen, but Beth is too old to act like that).
A good example for that was when Beth
seriously expected Jonny to choose her before Hailey, like??? He know you for a few days and only slept with you once, he know Hailey for his WHOLE LIFE. You can't be mad at him, that he would choose Hailey.


The answer to the murder mystery was a bit surprising, but you could predict it towards the end. Still, not bad. 

I definitely loved the attention the book brings to mmiw! Would have been nice to have an indigenous woman as a main character, too. ^^

Overall, good book, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to others. 
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kefowler's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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chelz286's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

Chevy has become one my auto-buy authors! Her novels are so well written and it is always a wild ride from page one to the very last. This one is a little bit different than her other in that it is based loosely on true unsolved cases. Hailey lost her only parent and is trying to settle into this new life with her aunt and uncle. However things are tense, as her uncle is the local servant and everyone calls him "Iceman" as he is stone cold and is always out to get everyone in town. Things become very strained for Hailey and often he is making odd comments to her about staying off the highway, not traveling alone, staying away from her best friend Jonny and not needing a job. She doesn't have any privacy and he seems to know everything she does or says and it's creepy. She knows something is up with him and is bound to figure it out. Hailey ends up being added to that victim list when she disappears, although her body has not yet been found. The killer is not done though and another body is found, a girl named Amber the latest victim. Amber's sister cannot deal with the grief and not knowing and decides she needs to head to Cold Creek and look for answers. She may just be the killers next victim. Such a wild ride and one that you do not want to put down until you finish it.
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amnda527's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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