Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - All the Colors of the Dark

All the Colors of the Dark was great. 4.75/5 it's long but a good mystery, romance and historical fiction combination.

It's a slow build novel. Very long and drags in parts. When the story finally comes together it's great but takes a long time to get there. I liked Saint's bees and her story of trying to find Patch and trying to find love. Patch is a complicated, tortured soul. I loved that he used painting to communicate and discover the missing girls. He is obsessed with finding his lost girl. However, he never recognizes the lost loves in his own life. The characters are very well developed. Even the secondary characters: her grandmother, Patch's mom, the Doctor, and the Police Chief. The love triangle was so good. Not a central part of the story but well done. Twisty mystery/thriller with aspects of romance and literary fiction.

Other prompts: #10 F name is L name; #22 Found Family; #44 celebrity on cover; #19 short chapters; #43 social class; #5) heist?; #33 stand aline novel; #47 blue; #41 cover font is primary color;

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faithhoffmanxo's review against another edition

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challenging fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an incredible read! It’s very intense but worth it

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misharono's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

The only reason I didn't fully commit to a 5-star rating was because the initial build-up to this book was a little too slow for me. Did I appreciate and understand why that build-up was necessary by the end? Yes, which is why I still gave it such a high rating. But I spent a lot of the first half of the book struggling to get through it.

All that being said, I've never read a crime/mystery book quite like this one. The writing was also exceptional - just extremely vivid prose and despite the short chapters, capable of delivering emotional punches. The benefit to the drawn out story was also watching the growth and development of the characters and created a strong emotional connection.

I am not really good at predicting twists to begin with, but I didn't see almost any of the reveals coming and I thought they were all well-decided given the pace and plot of the story.

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slintern's review

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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? It's complicated

4.75

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readsafterdark's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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