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A review by obsidian_blue
Murder Road by Simone St. James
4.0
Even though I could guess where things were going it was still a fun ride. I think the only thing is that the book at times just felt like it was taking a little too long to get to where it needed to go. I think the characters of April and Eddie were great. And the Snell sisters.
"Murder Road" takes place in 1995 in a small town in Michigan. We follow newly married couple, Eddie and April. April, we quickly find out is hiding a lot of big things from Eddie, but is happy to be married to him and ready to start a life with him. For the first time ever, she found something she really wants, and that is Eddie. Eddie, was honorably discharged from the Army, but is having a hard time since. When the two of them drive down a dark road heading to a motel to stay at for their honeymoon, they come along a young girl who they offer a ride to. They quickly find out that the girl is in bad shape (she has been stabbed) and after dropping her off at a hospital, they both realize the local police believe they did it. With both of them having a past they don't want the police to dive into, they decided to stay and investigate.
I really really enjoyed April throughout this book. I was thinking that St. James would maybe toss a chapter or two at Eddie, but she doesn't. I think it makes is stronger that we stay with her throughout. She has a lot of things that slowly get revealed which makes you realize why she chose Eddie and didn't run when the police came a calling. Her and Eddie together were great. I don't know. There was something sweet about their marriage that made me nostalgic for something I don't think I ever felt before with another person I was dating. St. James does a great job of showing them together and just April refusing to back away from Eddie.
The secondary characters like Rose, Kal, and the terrible police in Coldlake Falls (specifically Detective Quentin) are great. And I thought the Snell sisters were too. The whole setting of 1995 I think just pushes you back to a time and place that is easy to picture. It made me think of Stranger Things a little bit, but it reads better to me. I stopped watching that show eons ago, it got kind of ridiculous.
The plot was interesting and though I caught on where things may be leading, it was still fun to get there. The investigation into who stabbed the girl that April and Eddie took to the hospital and the links back to other murders and to the first murder, "The Lost Girl" was a great ride.
The setting of this small town felt dark at times. The only bright spot was the house that Eddie and Rose stayed at, and the reason for that at the end was a great reveal.
The ending was great I thought, but I gave it 4 stars because the reveal of who did what just didn't really feel realistic (to me) not after that whole build-up. Also, I thought the ending with the couple talking to Detective Quentin just didn't ring true at all. It just felt like an information dump that no one asked for.
"Murder Road" takes place in 1995 in a small town in Michigan. We follow newly married couple, Eddie and April. April, we quickly find out is hiding a lot of big things from Eddie, but is happy to be married to him and ready to start a life with him. For the first time ever, she found something she really wants, and that is Eddie. Eddie, was honorably discharged from the Army, but is having a hard time since. When the two of them drive down a dark road heading to a motel to stay at for their honeymoon, they come along a young girl who they offer a ride to. They quickly find out that the girl is in bad shape (she has been stabbed) and after dropping her off at a hospital, they both realize the local police believe they did it. With both of them having a past they don't want the police to dive into, they decided to stay and investigate.
I really really enjoyed April throughout this book. I was thinking that St. James would maybe toss a chapter or two at Eddie, but she doesn't. I think it makes is stronger that we stay with her throughout. She has a lot of things that slowly get revealed which makes you realize why she chose Eddie and didn't run when the police came a calling. Her and Eddie together were great. I don't know. There was something sweet about their marriage that made me nostalgic for something I don't think I ever felt before with another person I was dating. St. James does a great job of showing them together and just April refusing to back away from Eddie.
The secondary characters like Rose, Kal, and the terrible police in Coldlake Falls (specifically Detective Quentin) are great. And I thought the Snell sisters were too. The whole setting of 1995 I think just pushes you back to a time and place that is easy to picture. It made me think of Stranger Things a little bit, but it reads better to me. I stopped watching that show eons ago, it got kind of ridiculous.
The plot was interesting and though I caught on where things may be leading, it was still fun to get there. The investigation into who stabbed the girl that April and Eddie took to the hospital and the links back to other murders and to the first murder, "The Lost Girl" was a great ride.
The setting of this small town felt dark at times. The only bright spot was the house that Eddie and Rose stayed at, and the reason for that at the end was a great reveal.
The ending was great I thought, but I gave it 4 stars because the reveal of who did what just didn't really feel realistic (to me) not after that whole build-up. Also, I thought the ending with the couple talking to Detective Quentin just didn't ring true at all. It just felt like an information dump that no one asked for.