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A review by lavenderluvsbooks
The dark road by Kathleen Rhodes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was sent this arc by the publishing company for my honest review. In the beginning the story was slow. Full of dark imagery ptsd situations and sadness. The four pov and splitting the book into parts was not hard to follow. But with all the characters story etc in the end felt like the last few chapters had some filler. Overall a sad interesting story that still had moments that needed explaining or confused me in relation to the characters trauma. Also who is Chuck? I know he is one of the doctors but which one i feel like so much happened and with the main like 5 characters with all the minor characters. A good first attempt with room for improvement. As a nurse I see how the author put their career experience in the medical content.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail