14.8k reviews for:

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager

4.01 AVERAGE

nmalmod's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nbrown10's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jolsy's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The book was eerie and toed the line of keeping you guessing if the one narrator was reliable or not. 

andrea221b's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

richara's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

drayreads41's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

morrican's review against another edition

3.0

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Very creepy. Loved the alternating chapters of Maggie in present day and her dad's book.

Bad ending. And the reviews that say there were so many twists... they don't count when they all happen on top of each other, super rushed, at the end.

Liked it a lot more than Final Girls, but overall too long and didn't have a satisfying payoff.

briknecht's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

nicky_noodle's review against another edition

1.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Disappointing to be honest. It’s not what you think it’s about.  Unsure why the writer called it “home before dark” has nothing to do with the premise of the book. Stephanie Wrobel compares it to “The Haunting of Hill House” which is ludicrous. Good twist at the end though. Little annoyed at the main characters lack of memory about everything throughout the book.  

elizab33's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes