A review by stateofgrace
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

4.75

Such a great mystery/thriller! Libby was an amazing protagonist — just the right amount of cynical and jaded. Her feral attitude towards life gave her a really interesting perspective. 

The central mystery was really intriguing! I like that we got to see the events of January 2nd, 1985 from different perspectives, because it was interesting to see how the miscommunication and misinterpretation of the facts led to the murders that night. The mystery element wove together really naturally — I even guessed one of the twists before it happened (that Debby died to get rid of her debts) but there were still elements to that twist that surprised me. 

It was the perfect mixture of dark thriller and adventurous mystery. It was fast-paced, so I sped through it in under a day! Overall, it was a great read!