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thismermaidreads's review
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
laurennicole98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, and Miscarriage
jennyoli96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Gun violence
oliviamichelle_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping
xlivinglikejen's review
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Child death, and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt
bookishgoob's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham follows Chloe Davis, now in her 30’s still plagued by what her father did when she was a child. As the 20 year anniversary of her fathers crimes nears closer and closer every day, the same pattern of crimes starts happening again. Being girls that she knows, she starts to suspect people around her and her world unravels.
It’s so interesting to me, reading thrillers as often as I do, because I usually know what i’m looking for when it comes to trying to spot who is the person at fault. While I made some guesses in the beginning that turned out to be right, I wasn’t expecting it to unravel the way that it did. The feeling of being in Chloe’s shoes and not knowing who to trust made my heart race. This was such a good example of not giving away too much information, yet still finding things out in unison with the character. Feeling the same sense of uncomfortable tension and trying figure out what’s going on along with the main character is such an awesome way to feel included in the writing. The darkness that creeps inside of her, the feeling of not being able to trust herself wholly when it comes to everyone around her, and the subtle gaslighting she does to herself were all so well written. One of my favorite things about this book was the use of foreshadowing, how it wasn’t so obvious that it ruined the ending early, but it wasn’t so subtle that you didn’t know fully what was going on. This author did such an awesome job of using our minds against us while looking at each of the suspects. I fully enjoyed this book. I gave us just a little less than 5 stars because I would have like to see a little more of the ending scene where the truth comes to light. it seemed just a little rushed to me. Other than that, I have no complaints with this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat, holding my breath, and biting my nails. It definitely feels like a slow start but when it gets going, it GOES. if you’re looking for a thriller that will keep you up all night trying to figure out who did it, this one is definitely for you.
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ktdakotareads's review
- 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
2.5
Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Grief
dhutton1997's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child death, Death, and Murder
laurxndxx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The protagonist, Chloe, is a psychologist still plagued by her father and the young girls he murdered. After moving away to escape it all, murders begin happening again following the exact same pattern as her father did.
Without revealing anything Chloe begins to investigate after a body is found outside of her practice and she ends up finding out everything is not what it seems.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, and Suicide attempt
kimveach's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Self harm
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual assault