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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

16 reviews

hannah_hearts_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

Home Before Dark is the 2nd Riley Sager book I’ve read. Funny enough, it’s been on my physical TBR since 2020! This book started out as an interesting take on a haunted house story. However, the twists at the end though just didn’t really work for me. Maybe I just didn’t pick up the right book of his? I find his writing very engaging, atmospheric, and entertaining. I think I will pick up another book by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, and Murder

mrsm_lovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Honestly, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this book. I knew it was a thriller and supernatural combo, but I worried it was going to lean more on the spooky.

Boy, was I wrong! Maggie's journey of uncovering the truth and learning about the metaphorical ghosts in her closet, kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending/epilogue did seem a bit haphazard in tying up the loose ends, but I wonder if anyone believes Elsa and Maggie about Martha. That was my only negative. Also I can't believe her parents covered up the body and didn't even try to find a more logical explanation. It does make me wonder if Martha killed her husband after finding her daughter's body. And the angle of the Bryan Prince seemed to leave things kinda open, like what happened with him and the news stories. Was there a connection?

Either way, I still enjoyed this book a great deal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

great construction. great case study (studies) in (un)reliable narration. whole lotta hill house references. maybe too many hill house references. who knew there was such a thing?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Stalking

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

brookebatesratesbooks's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Cursing and Murder

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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? No

4.25

Honestly this book was such a fun time! The back and forth between chapters work so well. And I love how each chapter correlated with the present events that the main character was going through. I personally found the whole book entertaining. Even the twist at the end, even though it was pretty messy. I still enjoyed it. And it did spook me a little bit too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Suicide, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Cursing

kfquarium's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

julienicole1106's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

edilyaaang's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This book is awesome. Kept me on the edge all through out. The twist in the end was unexpected. I kept on thinking of different people as the one who did the crime only to be surprised it was someone I did not expect at all. Definitely checking out Riley Sager's other works

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Murder

leebeeloves's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Grief, and Car accident