A review by queenblife
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was another amazingly well written book, but beware the trigger warnings. The storyline is centered around Chloe, who is someone trying to live outside of the shadows of her past, and her family ties. I sense a pattern of types of books I like to read (but I've never personally been through any of these triggers/events so that's something for me to think on later). Something about the past seems familiar and it's something she's put out of her mind, until she can't ignore it anymore. She moves through the rest of the book trying to uncover anything to be helpful to the events in the present. I don't want to give any spoilers but it's worth the read. From one booknerd to another, Happy Reading!
tw: emotional abuse, physical abuse, pedophilla, suicide, missing children
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