Reviews

Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

gracehelman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

kat_x_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

julia11's review against another edition

4.0

Dark Roads takes place in British Columbia and it begins with a mystery surrounding a road called ‘Cold Creek Road’ where hundreds (thousands) of women, mostly indigenous women, have gone missing or found murdered. Unfortunately, this is based on a real road called Canada’s Highway of Tears. In this book, Hailey McBride has just lost her only remaining parents and now has to move in with her aunt and her dominating uncle, Vaughn. After she uncovers some horrifying evidence about Vaughn, Hailey decides she needs to get out of there and runs away. She has to leave behind her best friend, Johnny, and her budding romance with Amber.

One year later, Amber’s sister, Beth shows up to Cold Creek looking for answers. She ends up stirring up the town and puts a target on her back.

I've seen some mixed reviews on this, but I think I liked it. I was kind of able guess the ending but I didn’t have it totally right which was fun. There was a sense of unease throughout and even though there were parts that felt like it was dragging a bit, I was invested enough to want to keep going to see how it ended. I liked how well we got to know both Hailey and Beth but my favourite character was Wolf (of course).

booksinderry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

laurareane's review against another edition

3.0

Despite picking out the bad guy almost immediately and not liking Beth’s character, decent thriller.

veganheathen's review against another edition

5.0

Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I haven't read a book this quickly in a while. Excellent pacing, characters you want to root for and a story that keeps you guessing. The book is set in a fictional small town in BC, which is always fun for me since I also live in BC. I appreciate the acknowledgement by the author of the terrible true stories she got inspiration from for writing this book.

I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review.

anniegfromnc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

thepagelady's review against another edition

3.0

For decades, people have been warned about the Cold Creek Highway. Hitchhikers have vanished, and women have had their cars break down... never to be seen again.

When Hailey McBride runs away from home, she thinks that her outdoor skills will help her disappear into the Cold Creek wilderness, and she counts on people thinking that she was the victim of the killer.

One year later, Beth Chevalier arrives in Cold Creek to attend a memorial for the victims of the highway, but it might as well be one week for the amount of pain from her sister, Amber, death the previous summer. Maybe this will bring her peace.

Beth gets a job at a local diner where Amber once worked, she connects with people who knew her sister. Beth wants to find who killed her sister, but as she gets closer to the truth, she learns that there is more than one person lying in Cold Creek.

Thank you, St. Martin’s Press and Goodreads for the chance to read Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens!

This is one a book that will have your heart pounding like you just ran a mile, but you’re sitting at the edge of your seat! This is my first book I have read by Chevy Stevens, and I was not disappointed. Dark Roads grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let you go. The character building was impressive! I felt I knew them as individuals, but also the relationships that develop. Then the twists and turns this book takes were exciting to read! I look forward to reading more from Chevy Stevens. Happy reading everyone!

literally_laken's review against another edition

boringgggg

lurker_stalker's review against another edition

4.0

This is my third book by Chevy Stevens and I'm definitely down for trying another. Even though I absolutely have some issues and was annoyed more than a few times... Oh, and I managed to get both the ebook and audiobook from NetGalley and used them both throughout.

First, overall, I did enjoy the reading experience. The narrators were good and did a fine job of creating individual characters. The ebook was nice to switch to when I wanted to relax with the Kindle quietly. I would rate this one 3.5 but did round up. I might not have if it weren't for the epilogue. I'm going to bet that there will be plenty of readers who will find it cheesy or unnecessary but I liked it and it pulled me back to a more emotional space after feeling plenty of frustration over the way many of the crime solving and super-gross uncle bits were handled.

Ultimately, though, if you've already read the author and enjoyed her work, you'll very likely be fine with this one. If it's your first, give it a shot but, if you're like me and can't just let the BS moments slide on by, be aware that they are there and you will be irritated at some point.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for hooking me up!