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A review by niclantsov
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, and Suicide attempt