Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

270 reviews

ashwatever98's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Murder

This book was quite an interesting read. The plot was slow at first but then it slowly picked up. The plot twists were subtle and the ending was completely unexpected.

jamaberry25's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

What I thought was a predictable whodunnit, turned out to surprise me. I love the premise of this novel but did not care much for the outcome. Dr. Chloe Davis finally has her life together after a tragic summer when she was 12 years old and her father was arrested for murdering multiple teenage girls. Twenty years later a month before the anniversary of the killings, a similar pattern begins to emerge. With her father behind bars you are left to wonder if it is a copy cat or if they caught the wrong person...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

yannis_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

For the ones who haven't read the book yet, go and read it. It has been different from other books I have read and definitely is one of them that you never forget.

Spoiler

At the beginning, Stacy Willingham let me think that the story was bad written and developed. I remember thinking "this can't be SO obvious and she thinks we won't understand! Little did I know... I did not expect the end of the book. There is a moment you start thinking if she is the one doing all of this or is it Danile? Or maybe her brother? And this goes on and on.

Great book, can't wait to read her second novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Infidelity, and Violence

xhoyenauthor's review against another edition

dark slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Grief, Confinement, Murder, and Violence

annieree's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Kidnapping, and Drug abuse

optykan's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

mrk100100's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

2017fc3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Mental illness, Drug use, Murder, and Suicide attempt

lizziemarie01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping