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A review by latishaloveslit
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“The Truth is, people love violence - from a distance, that is. Anyone who disagrees is either in denial or hiding something.”
This book was brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed Willingham’s debut, A Flicker In The Dark but this was on another level. THE TWISTS. THE TURNS. I thought I had it all figured out until Miss Stacy pulled the rug out right from underneath of me more then once!They were well timed, well thought out and at times I didn’t see them coming. There is something so captivating about Stacy’s writing style, her ability to craft a compelling story is incredible which makes the story fun to read - despite the darkness within the novel. Even though this was a bit of a slow burn at the beginning I couldn’t put it down and was enthralled with the story from the very start, the context and character building was incredibly well done and added great depth to the story. The slow burn was largely due to the aforementioned world and character building, however it paid off extremely well in this multifaceted and wildly entertaining story came to a close.
All The Dangerous Things is a Psychological Domestic Thriller that follows Isabelle Drake, distraught, lost and sleep deprived, her life is entirely consumed with uncovering the truth behind the disappearance of her 2 year old son, Mason. Her marriage has fallen apart, she hasn’t had a full nights rest in months and cannot help but think she is responsible for his kidnapping that happened just short of one year prior.
Isabelle is the sole narrator of the story and she is supremely unreliable due to her sleep deprivation and overall lack of ability to decipher her reality from her imagination. The timeline alternates between her childhood and present day, uncovering the root of Isabelle’s past trauma, struggle with sleep walking and her relationship with her mother that led to her inability to fully trust herself.
I’m extremely impressed with this novel as a thriller reader and lover, it checked every box for me and I’m confident that it will be classified as one of the best thriller novels of 2023. All The Dangerous Things is out on January 10th and I highly recommend you grab a copy and indulge in this fascinating story!
A huge thank you to Stacy Willingham and St.Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
This book was brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed Willingham’s debut, A Flicker In The Dark but this was on another level. THE TWISTS. THE TURNS. I thought I had it all figured out until Miss Stacy pulled the rug out right from underneath of me more then once!They were well timed, well thought out and at times I didn’t see them coming. There is something so captivating about Stacy’s writing style, her ability to craft a compelling story is incredible which makes the story fun to read - despite the darkness within the novel. Even though this was a bit of a slow burn at the beginning I couldn’t put it down and was enthralled with the story from the very start, the context and character building was incredibly well done and added great depth to the story. The slow burn was largely due to the aforementioned world and character building, however it paid off extremely well in this multifaceted and wildly entertaining story came to a close.
All The Dangerous Things is a Psychological Domestic Thriller that follows Isabelle Drake, distraught, lost and sleep deprived, her life is entirely consumed with uncovering the truth behind the disappearance of her 2 year old son, Mason. Her marriage has fallen apart, she hasn’t had a full nights rest in months and cannot help but think she is responsible for his kidnapping that happened just short of one year prior.
Isabelle is the sole narrator of the story and she is supremely unreliable due to her sleep deprivation and overall lack of ability to decipher her reality from her imagination. The timeline alternates between her childhood and present day, uncovering the root of Isabelle’s past trauma, struggle with sleep walking and her relationship with her mother that led to her inability to fully trust herself.
I’m extremely impressed with this novel as a thriller reader and lover, it checked every box for me and I’m confident that it will be classified as one of the best thriller novels of 2023. All The Dangerous Things is out on January 10th and I highly recommend you grab a copy and indulge in this fascinating story!
A huge thank you to Stacy Willingham and St.Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.