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sam_gartley91's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.5
Wasn’t sure at first if I would like this book bc I’m not usually a big horror and thriller person but I do like a good murder mystery! I ended up liking this way more than I thought I would! How everything was revealed and who ultimately did it was really well done. The back and forth between the present with Maggie trying to figure out what happened and the book of her father’s take on the events and moving towards the final plot twist and reveal were great! So sad but interesting and kind of a was there any supernatural or just all playing of the darkness and imagination. Excited to read more book by this author!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Child death, Alcohol, and Dementia
melli29_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Car accident, and Grief
imagemaps's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
rrrbkh's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, Dementia, and Child death
sydneylmeyer7's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Murder, Death, and Child death
caityg22's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Alcohol
marpaige's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Death
mstall_'s review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I'm happy to share that I am officially a Riley Sagar fan. For years I have been unable to get into his writing style, specifically the frequent and repetitive 3-5 word sentences in the middle of a passage to add drama, always something like "but I can't." or "I'll never leave." It's clear that is a signature style for him and one I had a hard time getting in to. I thought I would never actually like a Riley Sagar book.
Until I finally did. (See what I did there?)
I absolutely loved Home Before Dark. This story was exactly the kind of twisty, turny, ghosty book you find yourself craving on a chilly night. The story is about a family of three who buy an abandon mansion in the Vermont woods that was the sight ofbrutal father on daughter killings throughout the years . The family only lasts 20 days in the house before fleeing in the middle of the night, terrified. Twenty five years later, the now adult daughter Maggie comes home to face the ghosts and ghouls of her family’s past.
If you dream of fixing up an old Victorian with "good bones", despite the probability that it already has some spectral residents, you'll absolutely love this book.
Until I finally did. (See what I did there?)
I absolutely loved Home Before Dark. This story was exactly the kind of twisty, turny, ghosty book you find yourself craving on a chilly night. The story is about a family of three who buy an abandon mansion in the Vermont woods that was the sight of
If you dream of fixing up an old Victorian with "good bones", despite the probability that it already has some spectral residents, you'll absolutely love this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
Snakes are mentioned frequently, just in case you had a phobiakatsherms's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Violence, and Murder
kirstyyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Alcohol, Child death, Murder, and Violence