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sawyernarro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide and Blood
kcelena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity, Dementia, and Blood
krisrow's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
queenblife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
kitkatreads_khadeejah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Dementia, Body shaming, Bullying, and Racism
alexatthelake's review against another edition
4.0
While the first half of the book was interesting, it was pretty slow and didn't have a ton of build up. By the second half, it really started moving, revealing secrets and twists. I loved that there was so much depth to the characters of this novel, not just a plain boring narrator, but someone you feel sorry for, someone you can relate to,
Please note there are trigger warnings for child abuse, sexual violence and suicide.
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
dalmavatai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Dementia, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
And just a heads up, there’s a huge focus on detailed child abuse and trauma, which I was not expecting from this book, and I probably wouldn’t have picked this one up if I had known that. As well, the mystery seemed to have just been figured out about halfway through, and then just when the tension started rising again, everything just sort of resolved itself, so it just left me feeling like everything wrapped up way too quickly, which was unsatisfying.
I did enjoy Hillier’s writing style though and I’d definitely still be willing to check out more by this author—if you’ve read anything else by her, let me know another of hers that I should pick up.
Thanks St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books & Netgalley for providing me with an eARC of this one!
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Self harm, Murder, Classism, Incest, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
soobooksalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Jennifer Hillier has once again cemented her position as one of my top auto-buy authors!
Things We Do In The Dark is a mystery wrapped around the portrait of lost souls.
Paris Peralta's husband Jimmy - a famed comedian and actor - is found dead in a bloody bathtub in their home. Paris is immediately suspected of murder, opening up the story to not only the circumstances of Jimmy's death, but the years that came before that day.
I went into this dark suspense rather blind, trusting that Hillier's writing would once again have me whipping through the pages.
Indeed she did. The pacing is note-perfect, the dark tone what we've come to expect from the author.
Absolutely recommended!
Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
randina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment