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A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

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sydthewitch's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I love thrillers and I love trying to guess the twists. I did guess the main twist/reveal on about page 72, but even so, there were even more twists and revelations that I absolutely didn't see coming! As each aha is revealed, the clues and foreshadowing earlier in the book fall into place and make total sense, every detail accounted for.

The characters aren't nece sarily lovable but are deeply imperfect in a relatable way. The author does a great job of depicting CPTSD and other mental health issues.

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kaynisonger's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

I had a guess (and was confident) how this book would go, then it was going somewhere I didn’t want, then back to what I originally thought with a little twist.

Overall, loved the storyline and little twists, but it was so predictable from the beginning.

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dismantlethepatriarchy23's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Plot twists all the way up till the end. I couldn’t put the book down, it was consuming, and those are the best books to read.

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katharina90's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Slow and predictable. The main character was irritating and unlikeable.

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scrosser13's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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? Yes

2.25

I struggled reading the first 19 chapters. It was all over the place at times and lots of ramblings in building the scene. To me it had a lot of unnecessary explanations, and it tend to jump a lot in between the past and present, which at times was confusing. It did finally pick up after chapter 19 but the ending was not what you would have wanted it to in like. I don’t know, overall, it was very challenging to read.

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thismermaidreads's review

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mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

This book starts with an unnecessarily triggering description of a mentally unwell teenage girl. I was able to mentally push past that just to get 80% of the way through the book where the main character does something I CAN’T stand in books and find incredibly unethical. So I know for those reasons I can't rate it higher than a 3...it's getting a two because quite frankly there were just too many oh my God I can't trust these people in her life and like i get it, but also like couldn't she have at least ONE person in her life who could be trustworthy? Oh she did...but yeah they weren't actually so this poor girl (woman) left the book with literally no ONE. Had that plot twist 80% of the way through NOT happened and she at least got a HEA I THINK I could have gotten up to a 3.5 4 star.

I just can't with people who use their horrific experiences as a reason to cheat on an otherwise loyal partner.

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