Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

23 reviews

coyotecasket's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I really liked this book! I've read another of this author's books "All the Dangerous Things" and while I liked that one better, this one was also good. I will say that I didn't really like the characters too much. They were extremely well written, but the main character really annoyed me and made some really bad decisions as the story went on, and it wasn't really in an "unreliable narrator" way like I would have actually enjoyed. The story was extremely compelling though and I found myself not wanting to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault

lumiiyowo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide

jerricka329's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

kateb22's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

jcxjab's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

Wow I had such HIGH expectations for this book as it was rated nearly 5 stars on kindle. This plot moved very slow and I think the writer is AMAZING but the placement of some things was difficult to follow with. Such as the flashbacks within immediate moments. I understand this is to show her thought process but it was overdone making it less of a treat and more of a burden. I think this plot is SUPER predictable! Maybe I’ve cracked the code for thrillers. Anyways, the writing was super detailed and beautiful. But a lot of this was just repetitive at times and dense. For me the level of suspense was a 1/5! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, Pedophilia, Child death, Suicide, and Child abuse

fiction_addiction_1994's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Triggers: Suicide (mention), cutting (mention), and Pill Popping
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•What did I think of this book?
This was a good read. It shows how we adapt after actions of our childhood. Or react to trama. At 12 years old, Chloe Davis comes face to face with true fear when one of the people who was supposed to protect and love her might be a killer. On the 20th anniversary of the killings and close to her wedding day. Girls start to go missing, and someone is sending a message. But to who?  Some secrets aren't meant to stay buried.
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•Quotes:
~ Scared of sharing a roof with a monster– a monster  that hid in plain sight. Like an alligator gliding across the surface of the water. –p.241

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide

myreadingdream13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

The main girl makes frustrating decisions. The story veered dangerously close to some compelling ideas and thoughts but forgot all about them for the twist-riddled mess of an ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Vomit

redefiningrachel'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Stalking, Mental illness, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Suicide, Self harm, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content

kunthearelinski's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Murder

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: Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm