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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
(3.5)
I really wanted a better ending that included some justice or revenge, lol.
I really wanted a better ending that included some justice or revenge, lol.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First half or so is a bit slower on the thriller side. There are multiple POVs and timelines and the main character is an unreliable narrator which makes it interesting.
Ending is quite unsatisfying but I don't mind that. I just wasn't as invested in these characters as the character in her other books.
I did not like this book as much as 'gone again' and 'stillwater girls' but I still enjoyed it.
Ending is quite unsatisfying but I don't mind that. I just wasn't as invested in these characters as the character in her other books.
I did not like this book as much as 'gone again' and 'stillwater girls' but I still enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship
Starts with a bang!
“If she loves you, she’ll move Heaven and earth with her own two bare hands. And if she doesn’t? I hope I never find out.”
Thank you to the author and publisher for my copy of AFTER DARK! I've read several of the author's books; her others are on my TBR list patiently waiting.
This thriller begins with a bang-up prologue. It has so many elements I love in a story. It starts with a brutal and bloody murder. Yes…this gets the blood pumping right away. A dual timeline from two POVs alternates between the present and 2003. Afton and Sydney are 17-year-old besties. Afton is somewhat of an outcast with an unpleasant home life. Sydney is popular and has a wonderful family and boyfriend. Then, one night, Afton is accused of violently killing Sydney's father during a blackout. Afton is found to have several mental issues. I love characters with mental health issues!
The twists Ms. Kent wrote into this story are unique, twisted, and unpredictable. Even though Afton is an accused murderer, I couldn't help myself. I was rooting for her from the beginning.
This is a book to read without checking out the description first. You're in for a treat if you haven't read this author before.
#AfterDark #MinkaKent #KateRockBookTours #ThomasandMercer #AmazonPublishing #KindleUnlimited #Amnesia #Blackouts #Murder #Betrayal
“If she loves you, she’ll move Heaven and earth with her own two bare hands. And if she doesn’t? I hope I never find out.”
Thank you to the author and publisher for my copy of AFTER DARK! I've read several of the author's books; her others are on my TBR list patiently waiting.
This thriller begins with a bang-up prologue. It has so many elements I love in a story. It starts with a brutal and bloody murder. Yes…this gets the blood pumping right away. A dual timeline from two POVs alternates between the present and 2003. Afton and Sydney are 17-year-old besties. Afton is somewhat of an outcast with an unpleasant home life. Sydney is popular and has a wonderful family and boyfriend. Then, one night, Afton is accused of violently killing Sydney's father during a blackout. Afton is found to have several mental issues. I love characters with mental health issues!
The twists Ms. Kent wrote into this story are unique, twisted, and unpredictable. Even though Afton is an accused murderer, I couldn't help myself. I was rooting for her from the beginning.
This is a book to read without checking out the description first. You're in for a treat if you haven't read this author before.
#AfterDark #MinkaKent #KateRockBookTours #ThomasandMercer #AmazonPublishing #KindleUnlimited #Amnesia #Blackouts #Murder #Betrayal
I didn’t really like this book, I’m rounding up from 2.5 to give this book 3 stars. It took me two tries to get through the book. Afton, one of the main characters is insufferable. I did not like that the book goes back and forth not only between two different character’s points of view but also each of them in flashback chapters of the past. When discussing Afton’s medications, Minka Kent made up drug names but then used Advil PM. This just made no sense to me. As a book that discusses a character with mental illness, it is very evident that the author knows nothing about them and is just making things up as she goes. I understand it is fiction, but there needs to be some realism. I knew something was up when Afton kept making plans for the lottery money but she never made it seem like a big deal that the appointment with the attorney’s office was a month away and she didn’t seem to be in a hurry to turn in the ticket. It bothered me that half way through the book, Afton hits her head and magically the hallucinations stop. Like this is so not even close to realistic. No one is going to see a receipt and hallucinate that it is a lottery ticket with the exact winning numbers. Overall, the book had a lot of filler and the ending just felt rushed to give us all the info of the truth. Minka Kent could’ve made the book longer to tie things together better and possibly researched mental illness before writing this book.
mysterious
fast-paced
challenging
tense
slow-paced
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great story. But hated the ending
It’s been an extremely long time since I’ve read a book in one sitting and this one made it possible, this one kept me on my toes and made me a little paranoid. lol