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All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

24 reviews

allegrayr00's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Self harm, Dementia, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abortion

dev921's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mgseaton01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 Even though this is a fictional crime, Ashley Flowers’ respect for victims of crimes is seen throughout by humanizing her characters. The ending left me begging for a sequel though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

suchallie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This would have been a near 5 star for me but the ending?! wtf???? zero closure!

otherwise an excellent read, I devoured this in 3 days. some of the red herrings are obvious in the writing but that I can forgive. The ending I cannot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Dementia, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

atalea's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Death of parent

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

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, Child death, Violence, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

annaofjesup's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lwelch94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

becca_w_'s review against another edition

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

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, and Miscarriage