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A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee

2 reviews

waitingforthesecondstar's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Very powerful romance that does far more than a traditional book in this genre might. I loved the character growth and development from both main characters, as well as the complex/intersectional representation from each of them. The third act breakup was my least favorite part of this book, which unfortunately left me a little unsatisfied with the ending. That being said, this was still a very solid read and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in a love story with some heavier themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Addiction, and Drug abuse

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - A SHOT IN THE DARK is a book that blends a romcom premise with the heavy internal exploration of a literary fiction novel.
- I don't always enjoy a novel as plotless as this one, but I found Ely and Wyatt to be such magnetic characters and I flew right through it.
- This book is so queer and so messy. It's also loving and thoughtful, and hopeful without promising that everything will work out perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Transphobia, Abandonment, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Cursing