Reviews with content warning for Murder - Murder Road

Murder Road follows April and Eddie who are driving to their honeymoon in July 1995 when they end up on a random backroad. As they are driving they pick up a girl who is badly injured and ends up dying later in the hospital and they are made the main suspects. Now they are working to unravel the mystery of the murders on this road in the past few years.
I thought this was a pretty interesting thriller/mystery novel to read. I really like Simone St. James writing and it seems to get stronger as she continues on writing. However I did find that this book, although supposed to be set in 1995, didn't really strongly show that part of the story well. Besides mentions of a few 1995 events, it wasn't very clear the time period and this could have taken place in any time.
I also found myself sometimes annoyed with April as a main character because she would always allude to this "deep dark past secret" she had but it all really led up to nothing at all. Same goes with Eddie and his discharge from the military. I thought that they could have been fleshed out more as characters and a couple as I didn't believe their chemistry.
Also the explanation of the cause of the murders and the "twist" I had already guessed before about halfway through this book so I wasn't really surprised by it. I also thought this could have been strengthened better as well.
Overall, I thought this was just an okay book, not one I really loved or hated. If you are interested in picking it up, I would encourage you to give it a try.

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throwback682's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Pretty good! Some people might find it predictable or corny but it was enjoyable. Might be a good one for the beach (if you like to read murder mystery/ghost stories on the beach).

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queergoth_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

I had hoped I'd like this book more than I did. It was a nice easy read and sounds like it would be a perfect book for me but it missed the mark a bit. I found some of the writing a bit clunky and repetitive at times and I didn't really vibe with the characters much. I wasn't massively invested in them. Also the reveal at the end was ultimately kind of disappointing and could have been fleshed out a bit more.

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