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All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

11 reviews

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, Suicide, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Infertility, Stalking, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage

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

karyan1'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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Infidelity

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, and Animal death

macykey'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

3.75

This book was compelling and easy to read, but the ending left too much to be desired. There’s not exactly enough of a mystery left to have a sequel, but there’s one big thing that I need resolved. I would’ve also liked this book more if the mystery was more original and not the story of Jon Benet Ramsey except it’s solved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, and Animal cruelty

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: 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

tiffanysmith's review against another edition

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

gimmebacon's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I… still have some questions… and I’m not sure if there are just a couple of plot holes or if I simply wasn’t paying close enough attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Dementia

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Drug use, and Miscarriage

michaela999's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, and Infertility

maregred'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? 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

the_caffeinated_book_dragon'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Wow... I didn't know what to expect from Ashley's first book but wow was I impressed! I was hooked from the start and finished it in one day! It was so well written and the twists were well placed. There were so many twists and turns, just when I figured out who did it, I would have to change my mind! Loved it and I highly recommend it!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Stalking