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Come With Me by Ronald Malfi

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alissawynne's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

morgan_grice's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

argenterie4's review

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5.0

One of the best, most haunting books I have read in years. It will stay with me for a long time.

Although this would be classed as a thriller, this is really a slow burn yarn about a man trying to grieve for his murdered wife whilst continuing her legacy which just so happens to involve the unravelling of a murder mystery. It’s emotional, it’s haunting and it’s completely immersive. I felt so bonded to Aaron and went through it all with the guy!! There’s the small town sense of isolation and secrets throughout and I was there, on the journey as he discovered vered who his wife really was and what she was looking for. The writing is gorgeous, the pacing is perfect - I loved it!!

Come With Me immediately reminded me of Michelle McNamara and her quest to find the GSK - right down to her untimely passing and the continuation of her work. If you are a fan of I’ll Be Gone In The Dark - give this one a read. In fact, I point blank recommend this book to everyone.

I’ve not been feeling my best lately and maybe this book just came along at the right time but I really did feel connected to it.

wrumze's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

joanneburns's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

kpombiere's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

lisbethssalamander's review against another edition

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There were several issues that caused me to stop reading this book. The main character is terminally stupid. For example, when he speaks to his wife's former boss, he's completely clueless when the boss suggests there could be a pattern in the deaths his wife was researching obsessively before she died. How can a person see that someone was researching multiple murders taking place over decades and yet not once think "I wonder if there could be a link here"?

He ends almost every sentence with his wife's name to the point where it becomes grating. This is also one of those books where the main character allows grief to consume him to the point where it becomes unbearable to read further. He goes back and forth between referring to her as "You" and as "Allison" for some reason, and I find books, movies, and shows where the character repeats other people's names constantly to be annoying beyond belief.

If it had just been one issue, I probably could have overlooked it and gotten through the book, but combined with the other things I mentioned, it was clear this wasn't a book I was going to enjoy.