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All the Colors of the Dark

Chris Whitaker

4.27 AVERAGE

kmanderson03's review against another edition

4.0

tense

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Engaging, well written even though the chapters were flimsy but I think it helped with the pacing overall. I really enjoy thrillers that make you think you know what’s going on and then flip it upside down (and in a meaningful way, not just for shock value). I found some of Patch’s expectations of Saint to be a little misplaced and my poor girl literally got dealt shitty hand after shitty hand for none of the credit. Rich characters and the pacing was good- I could’ve done without the random 3 news callouts to mark a new decade. Overall was a good read but some of it was a little too outlandish for how grounded the story was trying to be.

elle_rambles's review against another edition

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DNF'ed at 30%.

I wouldn't say it's bad per se, but the writing style isn't for me.

I knew it from the first chapters (this has short chapters) and yet, I tried to power through to see what the hype was about.

But it really isn't for me. It felt dull.

Or maybe I'm just too dumb for this

jrollin_13's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

whitej's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

keithpg's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

saor_rah's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jennifer1130's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A book group pick. This is a book that lives up to it's title. I was surprised that the missing girl story lasted so long. The book is so huge and I really thought that aspect would have been concluded earlier. I didn't understand how it could last but the author did that very well. I thought the ending was rather fantastical and would have preferred something a bit more realistic. I found the short chapters both enjoyable and infuriating. Sometimes I need more depth in one sitting otherwise it is too easy to put down. Overall though a great read, Saint and Patch will be characters I think about for a long time. Would read more by this author.

crazy_bus's review

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hende1cm's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenmcjen's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes