Reviews

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

tsmith98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Fun mystery, it’s clearly based off of actual true crime cases which is cool. I think I enjoyed her other 2 novels more but I just love Flynn’s writing style. 

adoereading's review against another edition

5.0

As typical with Gillian Flynn there is a dark theme, but different from her others as this book is based around the murdered Days and the two who weren't killed because of dumb luck or awful choices.

Libby Day survived the murders of her sisters and mother committed by her brother, Ben. Or did he do it? It seems that's the question she asks herself when she becomes low on cash and uses the Kill Club to fund her life while amusing their ideas Ben is innocent until she starts to connect dots. She uncovers bits her seven-year-old would've never known, would've never been told or even understood.

With each rock she turn and the more that comes into life: did Libby make a mistake?

envy4's review against another edition

2.0

Not the best by Flynn. I don't think it ever really got me excited.

icyirisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Characters are unlikeable but it’s to the point! Super good murder mystery, had no clue how it was gonna end and it was a great one! 

alexlv's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

imroxanaa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

hb1215's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

beccareadit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

tatyanavogt's review against another edition

4.0

This is about a woman who survived the horrible massacre of her family by her older brother when she was just a child. And years later when the support of the nation has run out she turns to a group of true crime fanatics as a way to make a quick buck on her past. But in the process she is forced to question her beliefs on what actually happened that night and wether or not her brother is the monster she's grown up believing he is.

This was an interesting and engaging book filled with a lot of twists and turns. It was upsetting and unfortunate and I found myself thinking how much I disliked most of the people in the book but it was a good read none-the-less.

liztkach's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75