LikedAll the colors of the dark. Incredibly hard read. Good book, hard read.
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All the Colors of the Dark (2024)
Creators: Mixed 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
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DislikedThis book was way too long, extremely boring. These characters feel like they are living in a fantasy land and this is not meant to be set in a fantasy world.
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Dislikedunfortunately I wasn't really the biggest fan of the of the woods or all the colors of the dark I actually dnfed both of them
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Lovedoh all the colors of the dark five star love that book I it's a very slowburn character-driven story but it will make it to my best books of the year
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