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A review by ljwrites85
The Dark by Emma Haughton
3.0
Rounded up from 2.5
The Dark is a slow burn psychological thriller set in Antarctica which I thought as we're in the middle of a heatwave I thought probably would be the best time to read it!
A doctor dies in an accident leaving the post open, Kate Noble jumps at the chance for a fresh start. What she finds in a tense atmosphere hanging over the station and the suspicion that the doctor's accident may not have really been an accident. Things escalate when she pokes her nose into things, putting herself and everyone in the base in danger.
I love a locked-in mystery and the setting of Antartica was a great backdrop for the story, with its inhospitable terrain that really gave you a sense of being in the middle of nowhere, completely cut off from civilisation.
I didn't particularly find any of the characters all that likeable, which I kind of expect from a psychological thriller, but usually I can get behind a main character but I couldn't with Kate. I'm all for flawed characters, but her entire personality seemed to revolve around her addiction issues stemming from a car accident. How she got past a supposedly rigorous interview process, I don't know.
I felt that it also took a bit too long for the story to really get going, then the ending felt a bit lacklustre, as I realised who the culprit was pretty much from the start.
It may not have been entirely my cup of tea, but I'd still recommend The Dark if you love a slow burn thriller with unlikeable characters.
The Dark is a slow burn psychological thriller set in Antarctica which I thought as we're in the middle of a heatwave I thought probably would be the best time to read it!
A doctor dies in an accident leaving the post open, Kate Noble jumps at the chance for a fresh start. What she finds in a tense atmosphere hanging over the station and the suspicion that the doctor's accident may not have really been an accident. Things escalate when she pokes her nose into things, putting herself and everyone in the base in danger.
I love a locked-in mystery and the setting of Antartica was a great backdrop for the story, with its inhospitable terrain that really gave you a sense of being in the middle of nowhere, completely cut off from civilisation.
I didn't particularly find any of the characters all that likeable, which I kind of expect from a psychological thriller, but usually I can get behind a main character but I couldn't with Kate. I'm all for flawed characters, but her entire personality seemed to revolve around her addiction issues stemming from a car accident. How she got past a supposedly rigorous interview process, I don't know.
I felt that it also took a bit too long for the story to really get going, then the ending felt a bit lacklustre, as I realised who the culprit was pretty much from the start.
It may not have been entirely my cup of tea, but I'd still recommend The Dark if you love a slow burn thriller with unlikeable characters.