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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This was my second book I read by Stacy Willingham, the first being All The Dangerous Things. I truly wish discovered this one before All The Dangerous Things, as the writing and the story was so much better than her second book. However, there were so many similarities in these two books that it felt like her second book was just re-writing this one with different characters.
That being said, this was a far better storyline in comparison to All The Dangerous Things. Loved this read!
That being said, this was a far better storyline in comparison to All The Dangerous Things. Loved this read!
I feel bad saying it but this book was just kind of boring. I’m looking to get more into thrillers and crime after enjoying those elements in other book genres that I read more frequently. However, this was not a good place to start. The concept was certainly interesting but I should have expected that it would lead to a tumblr-fied angsty main character who communicates almost entirely in cringe, emo dialogue. Her internal thoughts are not much better. This meant that I felt completely unengaged with the stakes relating to this character. Additionally, I found the main plot twist predictable, having suspected it right from the start. I will say that there is a major plot twist at the end which is definitely fun but the book spends so long leaning into a red herring that it feels like a fore gone conclusion for 300 pages. This means the narrative is fun to look back on once you finish the plot twist but is not fun to read. The book would be better served if twists existed throughout the plot but they just don’t. Finally, this book is written by a woman but all of the (few and far between) female characters suffer from ‘written by man syndrome’. I’m sick of constantly having to read about teenage girls boobs and how sexually promiscuous they are. Cut it out.
A flicker in the dark is the debut book of Stacy Willingham and once you look past the rookie mistakes its pretty enjoyable.
I've been getting into thriller books lately. I am also really into crime and have been listening to a podcast that suggested this book. Man am I glad I picked it up and gave it a chance. Kept me on the edge of my seat, was a very great story. Of course, I tried to guess who did and I was very much wrong. Would recommend it to any crime junky out there.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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
i think the premise is interesting, but I’m underwhelmed after reading. I get characters can’t do the perfect thing every time, but the narrator instead seemed to make the dumbest choices every time? it was annoying. I fussed, & rolled my eyes at the unreliable, pill-popping, stupid narrator. Even with the story being full of red herrings I still found many things to be predictable. Pretty disappointed since there are so many high reviews
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty typical thriller, nothing really outside the box but if you like thrillers you’ll like it.