I think I am beginning to burn out on fantasy. My mind is begging for something new. So when Dutton Books gave me the chance to review an arc of The Familiar Dark I jumped on the chance.

Eve Taggert’s daughter is found murdered and she need to find who did it. However, sometimes it is better not to know the answers. Sometimes you have to face horrible truths. Set in the poorest part of the Missouri Ozarks, justice is rough cut. It isn’t always left to the justice system. Eve learned that from her crude, cunning mother. Eve tried to find a life for herself outside of her mother’s trailer, but sometimes, in the face of tragedy, you return to your roots.

My Thoughts on The Familiar Dark

A thing I noticed that I found different than most thrillers is that it actually deeply discussed grief. Grief will completely change your life and this does a great job depicting that. We watch Eve spiral into her grief. She lost everything that she had worked hard for and she wants to make the person responsible pay for it.

Eve digs up the town’s dirty little secrets, but the truth shatters what is left of her world. I did guess the person behind the murders, but I did not guess how it would end. It left me speechless. I read this in a day. If you love thrillers you need to read this!

My Rating: 5/5

Thanks again to Dutton Books for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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