Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

34 reviews

ellainalisa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse

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

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: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, and Murder

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: Child death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, 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: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, 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: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment