Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel by Stacy Willingham, Stacy Willingham

40 reviews

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amareenicole11's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I started this book and it was very very slow to start. I was getting a little impatient when it started the get really good. Then it got really predictable and I was smirking while reading because I thought I had it all figured out. Then bam, everything changed. 

Quite literally, an ending I did not expect. I'm intrigued and was wanting more. I wanted to know more about the "after" and was left with many unanswered questions. I was disappointed with how her marriage turned out, but I guess that adds to the ending. Very well written and articulated. 

There were pieces that didn't line up - and some psychological facts that just weren't true. As many reviews had mentioned, the quote of how she maintained her PhD and then hoped to go back for her masters is just one part of the prose that was a major mistake. But all in all I did find the novel to be entertaining and a good read. Not my favorite, but still worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

caseybottiger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

rachelmerrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

This held my attention the entire time. I loved the mindset it put me in as far as thinking about the relatives of serial killers and the trauma that comes from it. So many twists at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

meeklovestoread'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Okay sadly I'm not giving this 5 stars like everyone is, but I could see the appeal of this book.

Now I'm not necessarily saying this book was predictable but I wasn't surprised when the twist came. When I'm reading thrillers I usually have a list in the back of my head on what the twist is gonna be and that one was on my list. But don't get me wrong there were still a few things that shocked me.

Honestly the book wasn't suspenseful enough for me. Like I wasn't on the edge of my seat or anything. But it wasn't too boring to where I was gonna put it down.

I still feel like there was still some unanswered questions that needed to be addressed. Like for example

how did Daniel get Aubrey's necklace? Where would Cooper get the drugs from to drug his victims? To me, Daniel was still a little suspicious. Also, I feel like Cooper's motive was so anticlimactic.

I feel like this book was pretty simple. A decent thriller for people starting out. Not too crazy, but predictable enough to still keep you entertained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content

karen_lo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this was GOOD. 
Edge of my seat, didn't trust anyone, couldn't read fast enough 🤩
Great book if you want to get out of a reading slump. 

I read the Spanish translation which had quite a few mistakes and it seemed like they didn't proofread it before publishing it, but that's not the author's fault.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol

hamohero'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, and Pregnancy

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

i actually really liked this. i try really hard to not put a ton of thought into guessing who or what the twist is in thrillers so i don’t ruin the experience for myself, and that worked in my favor for this one. there was a bunch of twists and turns with a mix of unreliability. some basic tropes but they were written really well. i enjoyed the writing quite a bit. i didn’t like some small parts and also the unreliability of the narrator and why she was unreliable. this book felt like if the writers of criminal minds and pretty little liars wrote a book. i overall enjoyed reading this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail