Still, Dark Places – Christina Graves

3/5 stars

Still, Dark Places was filled with twists and turns, that’s for sure! It’s a dual timeline split between the early 90s with Ruth and Halaena and present day with true crime podcaster, Nora. Nora’s past abruptly catches up to her when someone calls in asking for help finding her missing daughter, a case eerily similar to her own sister’s disappearance.

There was a lot going on, so much so that it wasn’t always easy to sort out what exactly was happening. Some things were left a little vague, intentionally?, and I was left questioning if my understanding of events was actually what was happening. I am a bit confused about if there was a supernatural element of some sort to this or if I was completely misinterpreting things.

I did enjoy the dual timeline, but it took a long time to fully connect them together. There were a few hints here and there, but not all of it felt extremely relevant until the end. I think this would’ve worked better either separating both timelines out one after another or focusing only on one then writing out the other in a future book.

The big reveal about what actually happened in Nora’s past was really interesting. I did guess a few things here and there, but the identity of the killer did take me by surprise. It was a bit out of left field, but interesting nonetheless.

Thank you to Horrorsmith Publishing for the ARC!