Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

53 reviews

cladcadaver's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

Ambien-feuled thriller

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Child death, and Drug abuse

clarklyn's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.75

I happened to read All the Dangerous Things before A Flicker in the Dark and, after finishing this one, I actually prefer her second novel over her debut. 

The MC, Chloe, drove me nuts. The continuous dumb mistakes, self pity, stupid decisions, and the habit of letting men walk all over her. It was hard to be on her side because she frustrated me so much.

Also…WHY the random hookup with Aaron/Tyler? It felt so out of left field and unnecessary

The overuse of similes and metaphors/ general overwriting combined with a few little plot holes that bothered me makes it lose some points for me. 

I will say, though, I still enjoyed the journey to the plot twist (even though I ended up kind of guessing what was going on.) Anytime a book makes me feel vivid emotions, frustration, anticipation, anger, etc, I know it has completely sucked me in- and Flicker In the Dark did that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Stalking, Gun violence, Infidelity, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Drug use, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Chronic illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Violence

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was enjoyable! I was correct with who I thought did it and felt like it was so obvious. This book just felt so similar and like I’ve read it before. I can’t think of the book, but I read another book with the same plot basically. 
I did not see one thing coming, but I feel like that wasn’t the biggest reveal. This kept me entertained, but it was nothing amazing. The main character was kind of annoying and made stupid decisions. I also didn’t love the ending. 

I think if you’re new to thrillers this one is good, but if you’re read a few or a lot this would be nothing special. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Stalking, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

coco78337's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, and Stalking

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I finished this in two days. I was hooked up until 60%, then it became super obvious who the killer was. I guessed correctly who it was but I also read lots of thrillers lol. This wasn't GREAT but it wasn't terrible. It kept me entertained and didn't drag too much. I think it was just fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

serenaann's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, and Self harm

Minor: Gun violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Child death, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

niclantsov's review against another edition

dark 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

 If you think you figured it out, no you didn't.

Flicker in the Dark follows Chloe, our main character, who had a dark past. Her dad, when she was 12, committed a heinous crime, he murdered 6 teenage girls. Of course that would haunt Chloe for the rest of her life. Then, 20 years later a teenage girl went missing, and that's when her memory resurfaced and she started thinking about what had happened 20 years ago constantly, she thought it was just a coincidence, that she was just haunted by the past.

But it was not. There were just to much similarities between the two cases, one: the murders that her father committed, and two: the disappearance of the young girl, which mark the 20 year anniversary. But her father was in jail, so who was doing these crimes?

In this book you would second guess yourself. You would be drag through Chloe's anxiety and her mental state (her second guessing herself was it paranoia? was it real?) because of what happened to her when she was a child, you would see her cope and finally accept it. Truly the character was amazing.

It started slow, but I promise you the ending would not be disappointing. The pace is fast, a page-turner, and it has less than 400 pages, perfect for a cozy thriller read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, and Suicide attempt

sydthewitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

I love thrillers and I love trying to guess the twists. I did guess the main twist/reveal on about page 72, but even so, there were even more twists and revelations that I absolutely didn't see coming! As each aha is revealed, the clues and foreshadowing earlier in the book fall into place and make total sense, every detail accounted for. 

The characters aren't nece sarily lovable but are deeply imperfect in a relatable way. The author does a great job of depicting CPTSD and other mental health issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, and Violence

jessreadseverything's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Stalking