A review by melissathereadingnerd
In the Dark by Loreth Anne White

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I own this eBook, but decided to listen to the audiobook instead. Maybe it was because the narrator sounded like when you call a company and you have to listen to their automated messages before pressing a number to speak to someone, but this book wasn't doing it for me. The premise was right up my alley, strangers stranded in the wilderness of Canada and have to survive being picked off one by one... someone among them the murderer, in a And Then There Were None type style. But I felt the middle was rushed through just so we could get to the plot twist (which wasn't that much of a twist) earlier. The last two chapters was literally the police explaining how they found out the information and why the killer was the killer. It was strange. I gave this a generous two stars.

I hate writing crappy reviews but I like to be honest about my feelings of a book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death