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Book Summary:
Imagine this: You are a 12-year-old girl enjoying summer in your small town when teenage girls start to go missing. How do you move forward with your life when you find out your dad is responsible for killing these girls? For Chole Davis, that’s life.
Twenty years after the events of that terrible summer, Chole is 32, a psychologist, and is about to be married. But Chole is still dealing with the demons in her past, second-guessing everything she knows and self-medicating with pharmaceuticals mixed with alcohol some nights.
So, when teenage girls begin to go missing in Baton Rouge, Chole becomes obsessed with figuring out the truth.
Review:
First off, I loved A Flicker in The Dark, and it is one of the better thrillers I have read recently. One of my favorite things about this book was the writing style. Instead of separating the past and present by chapters, A Flicker in the Dark combines both timelines seamlessly.
Other elements of A Flicker in The Dark I liked were:
- The story was fast-paced and kept my interest throughout the novel. It is always a good sign when I stay up past my bedtime to try and finish a book!
- Even though Chole was an unreliable narrator, I loved her character development and relatability.
- A Flicker in the Dark kept me guessing until the end. I have read some reviews where they said the twist was an easy guess. But for me, I thought entirely wrong for the book ending twist.
A Flicker in the Dark is Stacy Willingham’s debut novel, and I am looking forward to reading her more in the future.
Rating 4 out of 5 stars
Have you read A Flicker in The Dark? What did you think?
This was my Book of The Month Pick for December. But I also received a copy from St. Martin’s Press. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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