Reviews

Tief in den Wäldern by Chevy Stevens

readingonmountains's review against another edition

4.0

Another great thriller by Chevy! Loved the creepy small-town atmosphere, along with that feeling of not knowing who you can trust because everyone is dodgy AF. Hero of the story for me is Wolf, the raddest dog ever and solidly trustworthy.

rita_reads_cda's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

thecozyintrovert's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing novel. 

dblickwede's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

truecrimeandcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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

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.