Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

365 reviews

tamsin_emma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Excellent murder mystery. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Was a bit disappointed that the main character didn't have a happier ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

emquartz15's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a solid thriller! Considering the common “girls go missing” plot line, I think Willingham makes the most of it, weaving intense backstories (especially for the main character) that make you feel like twists could come from any direction.

However, I really wanted to see Chloe confront her dad at some point, so that was kind of a let down after being brought along the whole journey. And was it not going to be addressed that Chloe slept with “Aaron”?? Idk I feel like her explanations were too easy. Same with “the darkness”… I didn’t love reading about so much violence against girls/women without feeling like there was something else to it. But that’s partially the point unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

dani_elle12's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

Very similar to her other book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Murder

omg_pear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

This was a really fun popcorn thriller. I read it in two sittings and just couldn’t stop. The twist was one of those things that I thought I knew but I really didn’t and the extra layers were great. I really didn’t like the way the last 20ish pages played out and felt it could have been done differently. How? Unsure. But thats the few points that were knocked off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse

enc3336's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This book was alright, it did make me frustrated with the cliché female who can’t be taken seriously because they are self medicating and making themselves an unreliable source. It does keep you guessing at who committed the crimes and does lead you down one path and the twists it at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

tayyters's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

filthymedusa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.75

I think the book got more interesting toward the end with the plots twists I’d say

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

cmarvs's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

jennaviolet'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? It's complicated

0.5

Please don’t read this. There’s a lot of telling and no showing, no getting to the point. You can’t have all of the twists happen it makes no sense. It feels like this author read Sharp Objects, Where the Crawdads Sing, and other similar but better books and just took each plot point she liked and mixed them together. There is such a thing as too much detail. And none of these character relationships or explanations for even minor occurrences make sense or seem researched to even be plausible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Violence

debbilynn42's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts