Reviews with content warning for Addiction - Dark Roads

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The first half was too slow, I feel like. I wanted to DNF, but bc I also wanted to know the ending, I kept reading. The last half was finished in the matter of a few days, so the pace definitely picks up towards the end.

I do have to say, that Beth and Hailey were annoying at times. Both acted like immature teenagers half the time (which is okay in Hailey, bc she is literally a teen, but Beth is too old to act like that).
A good example for that was when Beth

seriously expected Jonny to choose her before Hailey, like??? He know you for a few days and only slept with you once, he know Hailey for his WHOLE LIFE. You can't be mad at him, that he would choose Hailey.

The answer to the murder mystery was a bit surprising, but you could predict it towards the end. Still, not bad.

I definitely loved the attention the book brings to mmiw! Would have been nice to have an indigenous woman as a main character, too. ^^

Overall, good book, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to others.

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amieleigh8919's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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sarahberryshortcake's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book had me hooked from the second I started it. It’s dark and parts are hard. Sometimes I would be reading and have to set down my kindle and take a breath to keep going. It’s really that good that you can’t stop. The different narratives are amazing. I am planning to read all of Chevy Steven’s books now. Im not really the biggest mystery/thriller fan usually but I’m hooked on her characters, the twists and how it hits hard about being a girl walking on a dark road

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

A story of women being murdered on a dark, desolate highway and the killer being on the loose, this book has so many twists and turns it’s unbelievable. Power, greed, deception, and downright disturbing sexual fantasies make this murder mystery so much more than just a whodunnit. The characters are raw and real and infinitely flawed. The killer is not who I thought it was going to be but I realized it wasn’t who I thought it was RIGHT before the twist. This book kept me guessing in the best way. Also, ACAB - cause this book…man.

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marissajoy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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gharman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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amnda527's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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kamin8882's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

wow !! what an amazing story !! This was my first Chevy Stevens book and Im OBSESSED!!

Girls have been found dead along Cold Creek Highway and the killer has not been caught. Hailey is a 17 year old just trying to live her life after her parents both died. Unfortunately, living with her horrible uncle Vaugn as been nothing but a nightmare for her. She discovers something horrible and decides to run away, deep in the woods where no one can find her. While there, she finds the body of another girl, her girlfriend Amber and is convinced she knows who the killer is. She is determined to catch him. A year later, Ambers sister Beth decides she needs to go to Cold Creek for closure on her sisters murder. What she finds is so much more, and definitely worse.

I really loved this book so much !! This book had 3 parts: Hailey (in first person), Beth (in third person), and alternating. I loved how she incorporated more than one POV. I love seeing how the same story effects different Characters. The characters were all great... so easy to love and some very easy to hate. I also really loved that she included even more info into the prologue and epilogue to add more detention to the story in a completely different way. This story was based off a true story, so it made more of an impact knowing that the tragic things that happened to these girls, really happened.

I will definitely be picking up more of Chevy Stevens Books in the future !! Highly Recommend!

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