I am shook.

I don’t read many thrillers. I read Gone Girl a few years back and thought it was just okay. I bought a hardback copy of Dark Places at a library book sale for $1.

It’s one of my favorite books of the year.

It’s disturbing and raw and unapologetic. The characters are flawed AF. I thought I’d figured out what was going on and was then completely shocked when my theory only turned out to be partially correct and the real truth was something I hadn’t even guessed for a second. I don’t often find myself totally shocked by thrillers, but this? Wow.

At different points in this book I felt annoyed, heartbroken, disgusted, and enraged. It really was gripping from beginning to end.

I listened to the majority of this on audiobook, and the voice actors were phenomenal. I highly recommend the audiobook for this book.

The only negative for me is that this book has had such an effect on me that I don’t think I’ll be able to pick up another thriller for awhile without comparing it to this.