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A review by chronicreader96
Into the Dark by Fiona Cummins
3.0
Rounded down from roughly 3.5 stars ⭐️ I absolutely loved the first book I read by this author, it’s one of my favourite thrillers ever. Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite live up to my expectations.
Into the Dark follows the aftermath of the Holden family going missing. DS Saul Anguish has just moved to the area and has some secrets of his own. What happened to the family? Where are they?
Ever since I started studying Forensic Psychology academically with the hopes of going into it as a career, I’ve really struggled with thrillers (which used to be my favourite genre). Often I notice small issues, like within this book, of things that don’t ring true in real life. I want to make it very clear that it is not a specific issue with this book, I see it in many books and TV shows. But it does affect my enjoyment a little. There was also a word thrown in that was completely misused. I know I am being nit-picky, but it felt like it was thrown in for kudos without actually researching what the word means, which did really bug me.
That being said, I absolutely loved the setting of this one and some of the twists were definitely able to blow me away. I struggled to follow the jumping timeline occasionally and didn’t connect with any of the characters. I couldn’t see anything special in DS Anguish, if anything he gives me really bad vibes. However, if another book was published with his character I would definitely read it to see if I could gather more insight. It feels like this story isn’t over and it definitely left me wanting more! I think the authors previous book just left such a high bar for me that it would never have been met!
I would recommend this book to any thriller fans, as long as you don’t mind jumping timelines! I want to thank Netgalley, Pan Macmillan and Fiona Cummins for allowing me to read this and give my personal thoughts.
Into the Dark follows the aftermath of the Holden family going missing. DS Saul Anguish has just moved to the area and has some secrets of his own. What happened to the family? Where are they?
Ever since I started studying Forensic Psychology academically with the hopes of going into it as a career, I’ve really struggled with thrillers (which used to be my favourite genre). Often I notice small issues, like within this book, of things that don’t ring true in real life. I want to make it very clear that it is not a specific issue with this book, I see it in many books and TV shows. But it does affect my enjoyment a little. There was also a word thrown in that was completely misused. I know I am being nit-picky, but it felt like it was thrown in for kudos without actually researching what the word means, which did really bug me.
That being said, I absolutely loved the setting of this one and some of the twists were definitely able to blow me away. I struggled to follow the jumping timeline occasionally and didn’t connect with any of the characters. I couldn’t see anything special in DS Anguish, if anything he gives me really bad vibes. However, if another book was published with his character I would definitely read it to see if I could gather more insight. It feels like this story isn’t over and it definitely left me wanting more! I think the authors previous book just left such a high bar for me that it would never have been met!
I would recommend this book to any thriller fans, as long as you don’t mind jumping timelines! I want to thank Netgalley, Pan Macmillan and Fiona Cummins for allowing me to read this and give my personal thoughts.