Dark Ride by Lou Berney

Dark Ride

Lou Berney

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark sad tense medium-paced

Description

Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you needTwenty-one-year-old Hardy "Hardly" Reed--good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned--is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
tense 60%
sad 50%
adventurous 40%
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
funny 30%
mysterious 30%
informative 10%
reflective 10%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 37% | Character: 37% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Average rating

3.77

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