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Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

11 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence

r3ader's review against another edition

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

READ TW'S BEFORE READING!

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Excrement, Murder, and Rape

Definitely don't read it if you can't have an animal suffering at the hands of people or if you can't read about an animal which you have bonded with being threatened to get killed!

amieleigh8919's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, and Physical abuse

sarahberryshortcake's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book had me hooked from the second I started it. It’s dark and parts are hard. Sometimes I would be reading and have to set down my kindle and take a breath to keep going. It’s really that good that you can’t stop. The different narratives are amazing. I am planning to read all of Chevy Steven’s books now. Im not really the biggest mystery/thriller fan usually but I’m hooked on her characters, the twists and how it hits hard about being a girl walking on a dark road

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief, Addiction, and Car accident

mblanke's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A story of women being murdered on a dark, desolate highway and the killer being on the loose, this book has so many twists and turns it’s unbelievable. Power, greed, deception, and downright disturbing sexual fantasies make this murder mystery so much more than just a whodunnit. The characters are raw and real and infinitely flawed. The killer is not who I thought it was going to be but I realized it wasn’t who I thought it was RIGHT before the twist. This book kept me guessing in the best way. Also, ACAB - cause this book…man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Rape, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Vomit

keenanmaree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident

The dog gets injured a few times, and it’s very tense, but he makes it out okay and lives happily ever after.

bookworm247's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Murder, and Emotional abuse

I disliked the characters and pacing of this book. I liked the dog tho.

amnda527's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence

audiblybooked's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I'm really conflicted about how to rate this. Chevy Stevens is one of my favorite thriller authors, I've read and loved all of her books. When I found out that Dark Roads is based on Highway of Tears in Canada and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls that have disappeared along that stretch of road, I was happy that such a great author was going to shine light on that issue. Except that's not what happened. AT ALL.  I don't think there was much mention of indigenous women at all or how little effort was put into finding the missing or solving their murders. I may have liked the book more if I hadn't gone into the story with different expectations which is why I'm giving it a 3 which is higher than I'm leaning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault