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dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I stumbled across this book because it was a Book of the Month selection.
"All the Dangerous Things" follows a woman named Isabelle. One year ago, Isabelle's life was forever changed when she woke up and realized her toddler son, Mason, was taken from his nursery in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, there was not very much evidence to go on, and the case went cold, but Isabelle will not stop searching until Mason is home safe and sound.
I really enjoyed the complexities of Isabelle's character and not only learning the mystery of what happened to Mason, but what happened to Isabelle's sister when they were young. There was an incident when Isabelle was just a child and asleep, and she has lived with that guilt for her entire life. Because of this, she does not trust herself to sleep, and she cannot one hundred percent claim her innocence for what happened to Mason. This grief, guilt, and twist made the story with Mason all the more interesting.
I hated Isabelle's husband. He was such a grimy lowlife who clearly was constantly chasing the next woman to give him the attention his fragile ego needed to sustain his abysmal existence. I understand and empathize that losing a child is difficult on a marriage, but he was clearly cheating on Isabelle for a while and left her so soon after Mason's disappearance. His plotline was important for the story, but I hated reading scenes with him.
I thought the ultimate mystery was interesting, but not groundbreaking. I was invested in the story, but more from afar. I did enjoy this idea of a mystery centered around how pure and all-encompassing a mother's love can be.
I will definitely pick up more from Stacy Willingham in the future.
"All the Dangerous Things" follows a woman named Isabelle. One year ago, Isabelle's life was forever changed when she woke up and realized her toddler son, Mason, was taken from his nursery in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, there was not very much evidence to go on, and the case went cold, but Isabelle will not stop searching until Mason is home safe and sound.
I really enjoyed the complexities of Isabelle's character and not only learning the mystery of what happened to Mason, but what happened to Isabelle's sister when they were young. There was an incident when Isabelle was just a child and asleep, and she has lived with that guilt for her entire life. Because of this, she does not trust herself to sleep, and she cannot one hundred percent claim her innocence for what happened to Mason. This grief, guilt, and twist made the story with Mason all the more interesting.
I hated Isabelle's husband. He was such a grimy lowlife who clearly was constantly chasing the next woman to give him the attention his fragile ego needed to sustain his abysmal existence. I understand and empathize that losing a child is difficult on a marriage, but he was clearly cheating on Isabelle for a while and left her so soon after Mason's disappearance. His plotline was important for the story, but I hated reading scenes with him.
I thought the ultimate mystery was interesting, but not groundbreaking. I was invested in the story, but more from afar. I did enjoy this idea of a mystery centered around how pure and all-encompassing a mother's love can be.
I will definitely pick up more from Stacy Willingham in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Stalking, Death, Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy
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