Dark Places Review

Book Rating: 4/5 stars!

“It was surprising that you could spend hours in the middle of the night pretending things were okay, and know in thirty seconds of daylight that simply wasn't so” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

What can I say about 'Dark Places'? This book was hard for me to get through in one sitting; just like her other novels though, it is still a page turner. I would recommend this book to any adult who would listen. I got into this book because, just like 'Gone Girl', my Aunt told me to give this book a try. I was of course, not disappointed.

“Sometimes he felt like he'd been gone his

whole life--in exile, away from the place he was

supposed to be, and that, soldier-like, he was

pining to be returned. Homesick for a place

he'd never been.” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

Everytime I thought I had the person who did the crime, it turned into dead ends. It kept me quessing the whole book and the ending was more of a surprise than even I thought.

“Everyone who keeps a secret, itches to tell it.” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

‘Dark places’, by Gillian Flynn is about the aftermath of “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas”. The murder victims are Patty Day, Michelle Day and Debbie Day. Everyone is saying that Ben, the only son of Patty and Runner Day, is the one behind these terrible crimes of killing his family. They called it “The Satan Sacrifice” because there was a rumor going around town that Ben was getting into Devil Worship. Only three members of the Day family have lived is Ben; fifteen years old, who

was set for a trial date to be convicted of the killings, Libby Day, seven years of age at the time; and Runner Day, their mothers ex-husband who had a gambling and drinking problem. Libby’s testimony was the main reason that Ben was sentenced to jail. At seven years of age, she said she saw everything that happened that night.

“I assumed everything bad in the world could happened because everything bad in the world already did happen.” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

Now, twenty-five years later, Libby has changed so much since then. She was bounced around from home to home after the murders because she became very difficult to be around. She now has a book out and doesn’t really want to do much else; she wants to live off the tragedy of her family murders. When she finds out that most of the money is gone, she starts to think about what she could do with her life now; she has no skills, never had a job, and is good at nothing.

“he's always been moody. Even when he was a baby he was like a cat. All snuggly one second and then the next, he'd be looking at you like he had no idea who you were.” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

Then one day, she gets a letter from someone out of the ordinary, saying they’ll give her five-hundred dollars to come to a meeting. She gets the nerve to meet him; but the meeting puts her in a very weird place in her life. He is the founder of the club, ‘Kill Club’. They started this club because they believed Ben is innocent. They pull her in and try to show her that her brother did not commit those murders. She goes along with everything they say because they are giving her money for every person she can talk to that might have had a helping hand that night.

“Libby wasn't a big talker - Michelle and Debby seemed to hog

all her words. She made pronouncements: I like ponies. I hate

spaghetti. I hate you. Like her mother, she had no poker face.

No poker mood. It was all right there. When she wasn't angry

or sad, she just didn't say much.” ― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

As she gets sucked in further and further, she starts to rethink everything that happened, everything she thought she saw. So begins the unraveling of the mystery. Ben is hiding things that happened from that night, this wasn’t the first time he was accused of something serious though. In the span of two days, he was accused of molesting someone, and then the next day, was accused of murdering his family. What reason would be have to murder his family though? Maybe it’s the way he never got along with his mother, or his sisters? Maybe it’s the way he’s been sneaking around on the phone or sneaking out of the house?