Sharp Objects & Dark Places

Before Gone Girl, there were two pretty creepy thrillers to make readers leery of small towns and their secrets. Sharp Objects tells the story of a reporter who travels back to her hometown to get the story on the recent murders of two young girls. Dark Places takes readers both back to the events leading up to the murder of Libby Day's mother and sisters, ostensibly at the hand of her brother, and to the present day, where Libby searches for the truth of that bloody night.

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

First thoughts: Holy Sh*t. So messed up.

Recommended for: fans of mystery, thrill, and creepy family members.

Final thoughts: The story as a whole is dark, but several characters, conversations, and scenes weren't believable (or were too predictable), which took me out of the story.


Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

First thoughts: Love the Now/Then concept to get differing points of view on the same story.

Recommended for: fans of mystery, thrill, creepy family members, and conspiracy theorists.

Final thoughts: This one kept me guessing and reading late into the night, and the story as a whole was more fleshed out and developed than Sharp Objects.


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