3.37 AVERAGE

mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book 35 for 2024! 3/5 stars for this thriller read. Another perfectly fine story..... but this time with some real dumb characters lol 
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kimvalentine's review

3.5
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’m so excited to share my review with you today. This one isn’t even on NetGalley yet. You need to add this to your tbr as it’s wild.

As I started reading I thought the main character was a little needy but still likable. I grew to like and relate to her midlife identity crisis. And unlike most domestic suspense books I’ve read lately this one had danger. I could not figure out where the danger was coming from. My heart raced in a couple of spots and more than once I wanted to shout WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!! Danger. Danger.

It was fast paced and I did not want to put this one down. Full 
challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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suthsub's review

3.75
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I’m glad this was free on kindle unlimited because I would’ve been mad that I bought it. Fell beyond flat for me and finished only because I had to see how it ended.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I thoroughly enjoyed A Friend in the Dark! Thank you to the publisher for the early access copy through NetGalley. 

The book gets off to a slower start, with Eden, a 40-year-old woman, alone and messaging a man on Facebook. I wasn’t sure how relevant it would feel, but the book quickly picked up in pace, and was full of so many twists and turns that kept me guessing. 

4.5/5