This isn’t usually my kind of book but I thoroughly enjoyed it and finished it in just a couple days. I ended up not being able to put it down!! Very well written and very twisty. Can’t wait to read more!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Samantha Bailey. Although all the characters seemed naive, it was a quick read. There is no jaw dropping twist but more like a stalker thriller.

A Friend in the Dark is a riveting stalker thriller that keeps you guessing with its plot twists. What sets it apart is its realistic portrayal of the dangers of obsession, making it a chilling reminder that anyone could become a target. With each unexpected turn, the tension mounts, delivering a gripping read from start to finish.

This was a good read, fast paced after about 40% in. Only thing that turned me off from giving it more stars was there were just passages from the past and I felt confused if it was the past or the present I'm reading.

To keep the shock factor, the jumps to the past were abrupt like one paragraph would be past and the very next paragraph would be present and the reader has to figure it out.

Also there are few plot-holes that made no sense to me. I hate when people in the book lack communication and the whole drama ensues. I just feel that it happens in books only so it gets on my nerves.

Overall a good mystery thriller which keeps reader on the edge.i finished it in a day which rarely happens. So it is definitely good.

Thank you Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

Star rating 3.5 stars

4.5/5 Stars! Thank you, NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this eARC of A Friend in the Dark by Samantha M. Bailey.

I got this during the "Read Now" promotion and glad I got to grab this before it went away. It was a quick easy read but the beginning did take a while to pick up. Makes me scared of online dating/conversation nowadays. The unexpected twists kept me interested and love how quick it was to tell the story. This is my first book by this author and she delivered! I will be checking out her other books.

A friend in the Dark took me a bit to get it but once i got about 30 % in it really picked up and I couldn't put it down, it was very faced paced.

If you suspend your disbelief in things and don’t think too much this was 3 star for me. Just don’t think so much and enjoy the ride. I will say it kept me wanting to know what’s going to happen.

Some things were off putting and were a bit strange but nothing bothered me more than the flashbacks and present day passages that were only separated by a space and a sentence. It was very confusing

Pulse-pounding top notch thriller right here. I couldn't wait to get to the end and find out all the secrets! Bailey does a wonderful job brining us into the world of Eden, a relator who's struggling with a divorce from her husband while her only daughter has just started college. Eden is lonely and down when she decides to send a friend request to her college crush Justin. He quickly excepts and a cat and mouse game ensues. Each chapter weaves a bigger and bigger web until the final secret is revealed and it's nothing that you were expecting it to be. I cannot wait for the possible sequel to this novel.

I loved the alternating viewpoints--there is a part one told by one character and a part two by a different character. Part three is told in alternating views. The only downside to this is that when it is Olivia's view--it is written in third person as opposed to first person and it comes off a little disorienting and confusing when switching between the two in part three.

I highly recommend reading this book if you are a fan of thrillers and dark domestic novels. This one is one that you shouldn't pass up!

The age of online dating is intense in this thriller by Samantha M. Bailey as Eden engages in an online conversation that leads her on an adventure for the truth. A drama-filled entertaining read with great characters and an ending I did not see coming. As the end of the book nears one goes down a winding road to a realization that nobody really knows who is on the other end in the digital world.

I received this eARC from NetGalley and 8th Note Press in exchange for an honest review.
📚THE PLOT:

This is an easy read that I flew through in one sitting. Eden, a 45-year-old woman whose husband has just asked for a divorce after they dropped their only daughter off at college, one day Eden gets drunk and decides to look up her college crush. Justin Ward was gorgeous in college and every girl wanted him, begins chatting online with him to rekindle their old relationship and he gave her everything she needed. She's even sexting for the first time in her life and she's never felt more desirable and alive. Only the unexpected happens.

💭MY THOUGHTS:

This was a twisty thriller. I had no idea where it was going, but had to keep reading with every chapter. I loved the plot twist. I didn't see it coming, to be honest, until the end, when it all came together.

Twisty book that keeps you interested until the end. Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for a review.

A Friend in the Dark is a fast paced and suspenseful thriller filled with twists, secrets, lies, and so much more. I flew through this novel, I couldn't put it down. I love the writing style and how chilling the dual POVs were written, I was utterly captivated.

Thank you netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for my review copy!

Eden Miller's daughter has just left for college and her husband announced he wants a divorce, leaving Eden lonely and feeling rejected. After a few glasses of wine, she sends her college crush a friend request and, to her surprise, he doesn't just accept it, he initiates a digital romance that re-energizes her and makes her feel desirable again. But everything is not what it seems, of course! This is a fast-paced family drama that that evolves into psychological suspense, and Bailey keeps both Eden and the reader a little off-balance, trying to figure out what's going on. The characters felt real, although some of the situations they found themselves in did not, and some just seemed a bit bizarre, but that does make for a good, unpredictable thriller!

Wow, this book is as twisty as it gets. There is so much going on that you just don’t see coming. There is a multi narrative going on. (Not at the beginning) which really helps you understand so much of what is going on. It’s a pretty quick read, one you will definitely speed through to find out what happens next. I’ve read and enjoyed another book by the author and will look out for more in the future.

I requested this book because I saw Crime By The Book reading and raving about it. Usually her recommendations are hit or miss for me but this was a hit! It was enthralling and easy to read in one sitting.

This is one messed up book. (I like messed up books, so this is a compliment).

I got The Wife Between Us vibes, and then a bit of Verity as well.

This was a wild ride of a book that's for sure. Wow.

Thank you NetGalley for my E-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

So good!! That twist at the end was everything. Such a page turner!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

The plot twist on plot twist was amazing! I love this book so much and would 100% recommend it to a friend.

Thank u netgalley for the arc! 💌

Wow! Great thriller, fast paced and easy to read. I couldn't put it down. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

While we might not want to admit it, sometimes we think "what if". What if we chose a different fork in the road, what if things didn't happen the way they did, and what happens if you're given another chance? Eden's life has collided with a person from her past, one she never got off her mind and one who could tell her exactly what happened that night. Eden's in a rough spot in her marriage and runs across a suggested friend online. What could it hurt - just a quick tap and then the conversation begins. Eden's a bit of an unpredictable narrator. Readers will be turning the pages until the very last word and maybe reconsidering reconnecting with those from their past.