454 reviews for:

A Friend in the Dark

Samantha M. Bailey

3.37 AVERAGE

kristinereads73's review against another edition

1.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katykanread's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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While the plot is well-developed and the storyline is good, the actual writing is cringe-worthy. I would be surprised to learn that she passed a high school English class. The book bounced between first and third person voice making it difficult to understand who was speaking. She also used past-present tense which is difficult to follow in this type of book. 

ktfields89's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

e_clair301's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Had some good twists and turns, but was weirdly explicit. Felt like fan fic. 

e_cilen2's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

andreamarie14's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

aliwhit's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

teeamarya93's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

plaidpladd's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious 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

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This was just okay. A quick read, but predictable and the main character makes too many stupid decisions for plot reasons.

curiously_cate_77's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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