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All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

8 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I enjoyed the book and was surprised by the ending. Though I would have liked a more definitive ending, I liked being surprised by who the murderer was. I do wonder though

Spoiler

if Officer Wallace was a red herring or why she was in the book but not mentioned with the serial child murderer. Was it because of the time gap?

Overall it was a twisty thriller that I enjoyed, with just that one plot hole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Violence, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Addiction, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

becca_w_'s review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual violence, Addiction, and Sexual assault

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Classism, Abortion, Drug use, and Rape

kazofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Margot returns home to the small town where her best friend’s murder still haunts everyone, just as another little girl goes missing. 

While this story is very similar to a true crime case, it is engaging and heart racing. In some ways it is very biased if you think of it as being based on the JonBenet Ramsey case but only if you think of it that way. I loved this book but the ending felt rushed and I didn’t really care about the main character until the last 20% of the book. The dual timelines were interesting and show the parallels of the story well. 

For me the ending was too ambiguous and didn’t make it clear if it was the end or if more could come of it later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Murder, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Infertility

sophia2203's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Addiction, Child death, and Violence

kaylashauntedlibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Violence, Child death, and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Addiction

tiffanysmith's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I’m a huge fan of Ashley Flowers and her podcasting. Crime Junkie was certainly my gateway into true crime podcasts. 

I’ll admit, it was challenging finding a grip on this story. I felt a lack of immersion and the characters fell a bit flat for me. It definitely had some great potential, but was a little more predictable than I would have liked. Some of the plot’s twists came out of nowhere with a lack of build up to them. Also, the ending just…ended. Abruptly. 

I did like the dynamics of the story, and the idea that nobody is who you think they were. Each character had a secret, which built a level of complexity to the mystery. There was a lot of telling and not showing with the writing, which I think was one of my biggest reasons of not being able to connect with the protagonist and the plot line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, and Dementia

Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Drug use, and Miscarriage

maregred's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Child death, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Classism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood

labtech69's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I listen to crime junkie and have heard Ashley promoting the book saying “the twist at the end you don’t see coming” and as much as I figured out in the book I truly did not see the twist coming. Phenomenal book with an engaging plot and twists and turns that feel real and aren’t forced. 5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Violence, Child death, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Infertility