a flicker in the dark – Cannonball Read 17

I do not understand why people like this.

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I am sad to say this will not be a positive review. Firstly, I want to make it clear that the two stars here is specifically for the audio version. I think if I had read the hard copy I would have rounded up to three stars (me eleven months later: or maybe not). I found the narrator to have an exceptionally irritating way of speaking that emphasized […]

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A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

November 14, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Stacy Willingham doesn’t imbue a Louisiana-based novel with enough Louisiana-ness but that’s about the only real complaint I have of her stellar debut effort here. As a frequent mystery/thriller/crime reader, I know all the tricks and tells. I know when I’m about to be duped. I generally know who the killer is early on. There’s just only so many ways a writer can retell the same story. This is why I find myself more often interested in the whydunnit than the who- or howdunnit. What […]

Why show when you can just tell?

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

February 24, 2022 by scootsa1000 7 Comments

Have you seen Mare of Eastown? This is a lot like that. But without coffee from Wawa. And without Jean Smart. And without good writing or realistic characters. If you’ve seen that, no need to read this. Really, no need to read this at all. I had the mystery solved before the first chapter had ended and tortured myself to finish to prove I was right. Chloe Davis is an amazingly brilliant and wonderful young psychologist living in Baton Rouge. We know she is amazingly […]

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