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boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.0
Murder Road follows April and Eddie who are driving to their honeymoon in July 1995 when they end up on a random backroad. As they are driving they pick up a girl who is badly injured and ends up dying later in the hospital and they are made the main suspects. Now they are working to unravel the mystery of the murders on this road in the past few years.
I thought this was a pretty interesting thriller/mystery novel to read. I really like Simone St. James writing and it seems to get stronger as she continues on writing. However I did find that this book, although supposed to be set in 1995, didn't really strongly show that part of the story well. Besides mentions of a few 1995 events, it wasn't very clear the time period and this could have taken place in any time.
I also found myself sometimes annoyed with April as a main character because she would always allude to this "deep dark past secret" she had but it all really led up to nothing at all. Same goes with Eddie and his discharge from the military. I thought that they could have been fleshed out more as characters and a couple as I didn't believe their chemistry.
Also the explanation of the cause of the murders and the "twist" I had already guessed before about halfway through this book so I wasn't really surprised by it. I also thought this could have been strengthened better as well.
Overall, I thought this was just an okay book, not one I really loved or hated. If you are interested in picking it up, I would encourage you to give it a try.
I thought this was a pretty interesting thriller/mystery novel to read. I really like Simone St. James writing and it seems to get stronger as she continues on writing. However I did find that this book, although supposed to be set in 1995, didn't really strongly show that part of the story well. Besides mentions of a few 1995 events, it wasn't very clear the time period and this could have taken place in any time.
I also found myself sometimes annoyed with April as a main character because she would always allude to this "deep dark past secret" she had but it all really led up to nothing at all. Same goes with Eddie and his discharge from the military. I thought that they could have been fleshed out more as characters and a couple as I didn't believe their chemistry.
Also the explanation of the cause of the murders and the "twist" I had already guessed before about halfway through this book so I wasn't really surprised by it. I also thought this could have been strengthened better as well.
Overall, I thought this was just an okay book, not one I really loved or hated. If you are interested in picking it up, I would encourage you to give it a try.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Toxic relationship
shawniejo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Gore, Death of parent, Mental illness, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
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