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edgyirishcupcake's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. I know this is probably going to be the unpopular opinion, but I was bored the whole time reading this book. It was basically Saw in book form. Maybe a slightly better reason, but not really. I guessed the suspense elements pretty quickly and didn’t care for any characters.
The writing style wasn’t my favorite. I swear if I had to read the word junket again! Some word choices made no sense and in some cases were not appropriate, as though the author didn’t know the meaning of the word but had heard it used. Other times it was a larger word than necessary and didn’t make sense that the characters would think like that given their backgrounds. Anyway, won’t be reading this again and am glad to be done with it.
I think my primary issue was it felt unfocused. There was a HEA story mixed with a suspense/horrorish book. There really was no need for the investigative and sensitive side of the story with those characters, they should have stayed out of the main story. That would have made it better for me, I think.
kurryreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Loreth Anne White’s take on the classic “one by one” trope and I really enjoyed it. I love her writing style and her characters. This book was far less twisty than the other two books I’ve read by her but still super entertaining and held my attention throughout.
fearthetoaster's review against another edition
5.0
What a wild ride. At first I was admittedly NOT feeling this book. It switched characters and the timelines a lot in the beginning that it was hard for me to keep up. I almost DNF’d around page 100, but then it referenced Agatha Christie’s And Then There Where None and I was hooked. After that it picked up tremendously, and it was hard for me to put down. I legitimately finished this out on the creek floating in my kayak
ljesica's review against another edition
4.0
I sometimes wonder if Agatha Christie were alive today, how she'd feel about how prolific her work has become. In the Dark is an homage to Agatha's "And Then There Were None", which is referenced frequently in the story. Eight people are invited to an exclusive weekend at a new resort. But when they get there, they realize it's a trap. These people were all involved in a tragedy 14 years prior and they all have a secret. And one by one, they are murdered.....
I liked this one. I spent Saturday morning unable to put it down until it was finished. It does have some profanity for those of you who don't like that, but it is appropriate to the situation and not gratuitous.
I liked this one. I spent Saturday morning unable to put it down until it was finished. It does have some profanity for those of you who don't like that, but it is appropriate to the situation and not gratuitous.
feeniks's review against another edition
3.0
Little disappointed as I expected this to be more centered on the "And then there were none" Agatha Christie vibes and concept. The search and rescue take quite a large part of the book so if you want the claustrophobic nail bitingly thrilling experience of people dying one by one (this was what I expected) I don't recommend this one for you. Even though I started the book with wrong assumptions, I still ended up enjoying it.
What I liked:
- The setting
- The Poem similar to the one in And then there were none. I just hoped this would have played more on the plot.
- Characters
What I didn't like:
- The focus on the search and rescue and too little time at the lodge party
- The plot of why the people were connected to each other could have been better
What I liked:
- The setting
- The Poem similar to the one in And then there were none. I just hoped this would have played more on the plot.
- Characters
What I didn't like:
- The focus on the search and rescue and too little time at the lodge party
- The plot of why the people were connected to each other could have been better
theresa_grant's review against another edition
5.0
Very much like an Agatha Christie novel. Good believable set up to get the characters into the situation. It kept me guessing throughout the book and I changed my idea of who i thought the killer was several times. Very fun read!
lorenipsum's review against another edition
1.0
I generally am pretty comfortable ditching a book halfway in if I am not enjoying it; I don't have enough free time to force myself to read bad books.
Yet somehow, I forced myself to get almost all the way through this book before I allowed myself to give up. (I blame two trans-Atlantic flights for tricking me into thinking that this would be a good way to spend my time).
This book was aggressively bad. The "twist" was clear from a mile away, the characters were all deeply unsympathetic in the most boring way possible, and it was far too repetitive. The "lodge party" would go through a series of events, or experience a series of revelations, and then the SAR team would repeat what happened to the victims almost verbatim.
It was even worse because "And Then There Were None" is one of my all-time favorite books, so the frequency with which this book explicitly tried to compare itself to Christie's plot felt insulting.
I admit, I did not make it to the very end, so it is entirely possible that there is some major twist in the last three or so chapters, but I gave up on the book when I made the realization that no twist could be so effective and mindblowing that it would make up for the 50-some chapters of bad dialogue, repetitive action, and awkward storytelling.
Yet somehow, I forced myself to get almost all the way through this book before I allowed myself to give up. (I blame two trans-Atlantic flights for tricking me into thinking that this would be a good way to spend my time).
This book was aggressively bad. The "twist" was clear from a mile away, the characters were all deeply unsympathetic in the most boring way possible, and it was far too repetitive. The "lodge party" would go through a series of events, or experience a series of revelations, and then the SAR team would repeat what happened to the victims almost verbatim.
It was even worse because "And Then There Were None" is one of my all-time favorite books, so the frequency with which this book explicitly tried to compare itself to Christie's plot felt insulting.
I admit, I did not make it to the very end, so it is entirely possible that there is some major twist in the last three or so chapters, but I gave up on the book when I made the realization that no twist could be so effective and mindblowing that it would make up for the 50-some chapters of bad dialogue, repetitive action, and awkward storytelling.
kemtruzz0807's review against another edition
3.0
I really and truly wanted to like this book. It hooked me until the end. However, there were some major components that left me feeling flat at the end. We find out intimate details of most of the character's lives, yet, I felt oddly disconnected to them at the end. The "romance" was absolutely pointless and detracted from the story. The reveal of "whodunit" was disappointing and semi-contrived. The best part of this book was the personification of the setting itself. You felt what it was like to be in that remote, chilling, awe-inspiring part of Canada. You felt how desolate and yet eerily beautiful it would have been. I'm not saying that I would never read anything by this author again, but I don't think I'd jump at the chance.
laurii's review against another edition
4.0
If you haven't read Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” you should go ahead and do that first because there are major spoilers here.
I liked that this book switched between the two storylines- the police/search & rescue and the people trapped at the lodge.
I liked that this book switched between the two storylines- the police/search & rescue and the people trapped at the lodge.