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Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

10 reviews

realhousewifeofthelibrary's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

2.0

It didn’t live up to the hype. I think the bad guy was revealed way WAY too early. I also don’t think we needed all these characters (Amber, Beth etc) to validate the history behind the story. Dark Roads almost seemed white washed, the focus is on Beth (Amber’s sister) who is a white girl from the city trying to solve her sister’s death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Colonisation

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Pedophilia

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!

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

unlyke_li's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

marissajoy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction

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.

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a book I was extremely excited about as I’ve been interested in the Highway of Tears cases for a while. I find the setting beyond eerie and also heartbreaking.
This book was very well written and had a great plot line and good characters. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it wasn’t an absolute life changer (I’m trying to save 5 star reviews for absolute favorites). I’ve read tons of thrillers involving unsolved murders and small towns and the woods. I think the eeriness of the highway and the remoteness of the setting added something special. (Side note: I could never be as outdoorsy as even Beth who was a city girl….I would have fallen over and died like 5 mins into the woods). I liked the supernatural introduction and epilogue a lot, it was a super interesting POV. Also, obsessed with the dog Wolf.
I definitely recommend this for fans of thrillers and mysteries and/or fiction based on true crime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Drug use, and Kidnapping

soobooksalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Chevy Stevens indeed puts the dark in Dark Roads.
This is my first of her novels and why did I wait so long?
Something is off in the B.C. town of Cold Creek. Hailey has lived with her aunt and uncle since the passing of her father, and something isn't right about her uncle. Vaughn is also a police Sergeant so whatever it is, it won't be easily dealt with.
Hailey's story is told in the opening chapters, then shifts to Beth's story and alternating.
Beth goes to Cold Creek after the death of her sister Amber, and becomes part of the same web that sealed the fates of other young women killed and missing in the area.
The fictional town of Cold Creek has parallels to real-life communities along British Columbia's "Highway of Tears", where Indigenous women go missing many times over the national average of other areas. 
This element, along with realistic, memorable characters (WOLF!!!) and tight thriller elements, make this a must-read for suspense lovers! Recommended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Murder