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Definitely lives up to the title , anything with satanic themes really does make me squirm 🫣 . Love Gillian Flynn‘s twisty writing but was quite traumatic!
Also Found the film on Netflix (leaving soon!) and although Charlize Theron is a great actress, not what I had picture for Libby day

Love a book I can get lost in.

The novel was dark and somewhat predictable as I got closer to the end, I figured it out. The characters were not particularly lovable. I did like being able to try to figure out what happened. The father‘s name fit him perfectly. 4.5/5⭐️

These two were very #dark 😱📚

#WickedWhispers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Slash and Burn by Colin Cotterill

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

⭐️⭐️ L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon

⭐️⭐️ Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo

Another well-crafted, highly satisfying thriller from Gillian Flynn. I devoured it! The characters were incredibly frustrating, but I enjoyed following the twists and reveals as Libby reluctantly investigates the horrific murders that shaped her life. Naturally, the plot relies on some wild coincidences, but everything feels at least remotely plausible, and the psychology of the characters lands solidly. 4 stars!

My #bookspin from APRIL, lol

Soft pick. Flynn is great at writing characters whose viewpoints resonate with the darkest parts of the human mind. But this one wasn‘t as surprising or compelling as Sharp Objects or Gone Girl.

This has been on my TBR for ages!

GG was so good, and Sharp Objects sounds amazing too, but this one fell flat. I don‘t give spoilers, but so much of this was unbelievable (not in the good way). And all of the characters were horrible - it‘s tough reading a book where you‘re rooting for no one. It did make me want to keep reading in the small chance it redeemed itself. It did not.
⭐️: 3/5

@Deblovestoread Thank you so much for this wonderful #AllHallowsReadSwap box! I can‘t wait to read both of these! What a great treat 🎃🖤👻 #AHRS

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This one took me about halfway to get into it. I want to say the ending left me satisfied, but really it just left me sad. Still a worthwhile read, but I definitely preferred Sharp Objects.

This book was jam PACKED. Heartache, family turmoil, drama, suspense, horror, thriller, WHO DID IT? Just, whoa. A level of loyalty I could never stand by, and plot twist I wasn‘t expecting and couldn‘t fathom doing as a mother..no matter how desperate. The ending seemed rushed in a way and I was left thinking we could‘ve been given more in terms of the endings of the main characters. It‘s not enough to deeply effect the overall book.

#ScaryFebruary #Lock

This started very rocky for me. 50 pages in & I wasn't sure I was going to read it. But the ending was great I liked the unraveling of the story.
Flynn does a great job w/unlikable characters. I didn't like any one but the rarely seen aunt. I really didn't like out protagonist who we are to be rooting for.
3⭐

Sent to me by a fellow #BookCrossing member, this thriller follows the investigations of a woman who tries to figure out what happened the night her mother and sisters were murdered by her brother. It was a very disturbing novel to read but at the same time, I had a hard time putting it down!

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I‘ve had a busy weekend and a terrible Monday so I haven‘t posted. I‘ve got some personal issues I‘m working through, but I‘m going to try to keep coming on here because I love this app and community.

But anyways, here‘s my #scarathlondailyprompt for #dark. Seems appropriate. #teammonstermash +6pts

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Libby Day is the sole survivor of the murder of her whole family back when she was seven years old. Twenty-odd years later she's trying to figure out the real truth behind the events of that day.
This was my third book by Gillian Flynn and she's just brilliant. 💕
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Libby Day, 25 years after the annihilation of her family by the hands of her “devil-worshipping” brother, begins to question her own narrative of that night after meeting a group of true-crime enthusiasts determined that her brother is innocent. She begins her own investigation, facing her dark memories and people from her past. Can she discover the truth and will it set her free? Warning: this book is dark af.

My goal is to finish Dark Places now. Idk why it‘s taking me forever to read.. I‘ve been stuck on 35% for 2 weeks now.. I just keep wanting to read other things, but I don‘t want to bail on this one just yet. I will finish it!

Just wrapped up my final read for the month as I await the Trick or Treaters. A perfect Halloween read. Libby was seven years old when she escaped “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas”. Her mother and two sisters were violently murdered in their farm house. Her brother Ben was found guilty. Decades have passed, and Libby visits her brother in prison. Uncertain of his guilt, she begins an investigation. Well written, suspenseful. disturbing.

New audio book + physical book. Goal to finish another Halloweenish book for October.

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#Thriller

Good but disturbing.

Really love her writing style. This was a good read. Gone Girl was better in my opinion.

Read in one sitting. The pacing was great. I was hoping for a bigger twist at the end. Still would recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really liked this book. It was different from other books in this genre, and a lot of thought went into the mystery and the story. I loved the main character, as flawed as she was, she was very relatable. I definitely recommend this one - it‘s an older book but it was new to me and the story is not dated.

Such a good #audiobook! Recommend. It was a 4 star rating for sure. I very much enjoyed all the twists and trying to figure out who did what. I kept guessing and was wrong almost every time. (Warning: Some scenes were a bit uncomfortable to get through due to the young age of a character. )
Anyone watch the movie??

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Another win for Flynn. 🤣
I love her marred, jaded characters. She provides you a reason not to like them but I seem to end up liking them.
Her stories, always twisty, don't go quite like you'd (well, maybe just I'd) expect.
Off to watch the movie now!!!

Currently listening to this audio and loving it and thought hmmm I should Google some good thriller movies and going through this list I stumble upon this. Lol I did not know this was a movie! Rotten tomatoes and metacritic sure don't seem to love it though.?
But oh well, what else do i have to do in Ontario's nth "lockdown" confusing status state?!

I really liked this one. A great mystery that could only come from the mind that wrote Gone Girl.

MC Libby Day has serious depression and PTSD from something that happened to her family when she was a child...

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Clean desk, clear mind....
Lol anyways...This went fast! As the title suggests, it does have some dark dark bits. They felt uncomfortable in an unnecessary way, but I did enjoy the book overall.

#2021

Loved this book! Classic Flynn- with a dark, disturbed, and often borderline dislikeable female lead, this book had enough twists and turns to keep my interest right to the end.

I ended up bailing on this read. I just couldn't get into it. But it's off my TBR list so that's a win. 5/52
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Libby Day lives in a constant state of depression, fighting to keep the memories of her family‘s murder locked away. Told through the eyes of Libby and her family, Dark Places switches between past and present, slowly approaching the final fatal night. I highly recommend this but be prepared for a twisted read that never lets up.

Full review https://www.behindthepages.org/post/dark-places-by-gillian-flynn-book-review

I finished the 4 picks I made at the beginning of the month so I grabbed 2 more. They were both 10s 😊
10♠️ Dark Places (Mystery/Thriller)
10❤️ They Both Die At The End (LGBT)
#TBRDeckofCards @Clwojick

💛💛💛 I picked this one up after reading Gone Girl and absolutely loving it. Gillian Flynn does have a talent for creating disturbed and interesting characters. This book is 'dark in places', with lots of satanic rituals, blood and murder. It was a good read but I found Libby quite aggravating and the end was a disappointment.

Indifference is powerful, no?

1. 👆 A family member takes revenge on his own family.
2. Can't say as I don't read a lot of thrillers.
3. Lucy Foley

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