The Darkest Corners

Publisher's Summary

For fans of Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars, The Darkest Corners is a psychological thriller about the lies little girls tell - and the deadly truths those lies become.

There are ghosts around every corner in Fayette, Pennsylvania. Tessa left when she was nine and has been trying ever since not to think about it after what happened there that last summer. Memories of things so dark will burn themselves into your mind if you let them.

Callie never left. She moved to another house, so she doesn't have to walk those same halls, but then Callie always was the stronger one. She can handle staring into the faces of her demons - and if she parties hard enough, maybe one day they'll disappear for good.

Tessa and Callie have never talked about what they saw that night. After the trial Callie drifted, and Tessa moved, and childhood friends just have a way of losing touch.

But ever since she left, Tessa has had questions. Things have never quite added up. And now she has to go back to Fayette - to Wyatt Stokes, sitting on death row; to Lori Cawley, Callie's dead cousin; and to the one other person who may be hiding the truth.

Only the closer Tessa gets to the truth, the closer she gets to a killer - and this time it won't be so easy to run away.

©2016 Kara Thomas (P)2016 Listening Library

Critic Reviews

"Gripping from start to finish, The Darkest Corners took me into an underbelly I didn't know existed, with twists that left me shocked and racing forward to get to the end." (Victoria Aveyard, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Red Queen)

"A tight, twisted thriller, full of deft reversals and disturbing revelations - deeply, compulsively satisfying!" (Brenna Yovanoff, New York Times best-selling author of The Replacement)

"As dark as Gillian Flynn and as compulsive as Serial.... Kara Thomas' mystery debut is intricate, chilling, and deeply compelling. Unforgettable!" (Laura Salters, author of Run Away)

YA... Not the best narrator

Decent storyline- but def not comparable to Gillian Flynn's work. If I had known this was YA I wouldn't have purchased. Also, the narrator has an irritating nasally voice.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Excellent!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Most definitely! Keeps you guessing.

What other book might you compare The Darkest Corners to and why?

Somewhat a Gillian Flynn book.

Which character – as performed by Jorjeana Marie – was your favorite?

the main character

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

How well do you know your family?

Any additional comments?

First time reading this author -- might be her first one -- I totally took a chance and it paid off. There wasn't even one review when I downloaded it.

9 of 10 people found this review helpful

keeps you listening

Great book. twists and turns keeps you listening. The narrator does a great job for the characters and the author's attention to detail makes you feel as though you are there. Very enjoyable. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I wish I had known...

I think this book should have been categorized as YA, and the teenage voice reading it should have blown her nose or gotten over her cold before starting narration. The end of the book was fairly interesting, but really just the last 30 minutes or so. I didn't hate it, but I definitely didn't love it

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!

WILL NOT SPOIL THIS BUT FOR IT BEING MY VERY FIRST EBOOK LET ME TELL YA- I FELL IN LOVE KEPT ME WONDERING AND WAITING BUT IT IS WELL WORHT THE SIDE OF THE BED SITTING ON EDGE WAITING TO FIND OUT. <3

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

AMAZING!!!! WOW!!!!

What made the experience of listening to The Darkest Corners the most enjoyable?

The guessing!!!!! I usually can figure out what's going on, but when I find a book that totally throws me! I am a FAN!!! and this book did it!!!!

What did you like best about this story?

All of it!! Can't share much or I would give it all away!

What does Jorjeana Marie bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

How alive she makes every character.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Bonds

Any additional comments?

It is so worth the credit!!! If you like a book that will keep you guessing, this is it... there was just one review for this book when I got it, but I DO NOT regret using my credit on it!!!!

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Great book

This was a great book and an ending I didn't expect. Thank you and hope to see more

Took a while to get into...

Overall, The Darkest Corners is a good story. Listening on Audible in the car, I found the storyline difficult to get into and was confused by all of the connections between the different characters for about half the book. The friendship between Tessa and Callie is well-developed and grows throughout the story.
The writing involves a lot of “tell” versus “unfold” – meaning the events in the ending were a bit far-fetched from the way the plot was developed throughout earlier parts of the story. The big uncovering of what had actually happened in the end was a bit too narrative. I would have preferred it to have unfolded more throughout the story so there didn’t have to be a big “unveiling” or explanation at the end.

Can I give more stars?

This story was the perfect balance of mystery, suspense, psychological horror and YA. It kept me guessing until the last line and I want more, but it also ended perfectly. Give it a shot!

loved it!!!

I really enjoyed the narrator. I liked the story like and it was easy to following. You could almost see everything in your mind.