That part of your brain that you can't escape from.

Title: Dark Places

Author: Gillian Flynn

Genre: Mystery, Horror, Adult Fiction

General Thoughts: F*cked up, but good.

Rating: 5/5 stars.

First Lines

I have a meaness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it. It's the Day blood. Something's wrong with it.

Dark Places is the story of a little girl's survival to the brutal murders of her family, by her brother, and whatever happened afterwards with her. Now, an adult, she finally see's back on that day, and starts to question what really happened that day, all those years back...

Man is this shit fucked up. But, it's good as hell.

I absolutely adored and loved this book. It was disgusting, horrifying, scary and absolutely perfect. This books borders on the side of sanity, and you could catch some poison of it, but damn is it worth it.

All of the characters, every single one, are unreliable characters. Each in their own special way. The main character is unbelievable useless and lazy, and with some untreated mental problems, and the rest are a mixture of ignorant people, tired and exhausted people, angry teenagers, and psychopaths. And yet, you root for their well being (most of them) and for their success out of this mess. And for some, you want them to burn in hell. But then, later on, not quite.

My views on this characters changed so much throughout the book that I don't even know anymore. It was like...

Moving on. The mystery in itself was damn well constructed. It was mysterious all over the place, and the various POV where spot on. They actually helped build the book even more. All those things said and misunderstood, all those secrets. They make the book even better. And, of course, extremely well executed.

Of course, I being me, kind of saw where the mystery was going, what tracks it was following. But, even thought that, it still managed to surprise me how and who finally executed the final twist. So yeah, extremely well pieced together.

Lastly, the world building, even thought not necessary to the genre, was well done. I imagined myself being in there, with all the rest of the characters. And even thought I've never been to places remotely like this, I still felt it in me.

And the definition the author gives to what a Dark Place is, loved it, perfect, it's a new quote on my book quote (not that I have one, but you feel me?).

"I can never dwell in these thoughts. I've labeled the memories as if they were a particulary dangerous region: Darkplace"

Of course, you must read the whole thing to understand it.

This book is excellent, grotesque, mysterious, fast paced, poisonous, incredible, sad and a must read. One of the best jobs by the author, maybe even in the same spot as Gone Girl. *gasps in the background*

Although, I do warn you, this is not for the weak, sensible, devoted religious, and tender people. Read at your own risk.

Nothing is What it Seams.

Name: Gone Girl

Author: Gillian Flynn

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adult Fiction

General Thoughts: Appearances matter, a lot.

Rating: 5/5 stars.

First Lines

When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. The shape of it, to begin with. The very first time I saw her, it was the back of the head I saw, and there was something lovely about it, the angles of it. Like a shiny, hard corn kenel or a riverbed fossil. She had what the Victorians would call a finely shaped head. You could imagine the skull quite easily.

Gone Girl is the story of how Nick's wife, Amy Dunne, disappears, and all the secrets that unravel after it. It shows how it all comes tumbling down and how not everything is what it looks like.

This book. Blew. My. Mind.

The end.

But seriously, this is one of the best books I've read in a while.

Just, wow.

We first see Nick talking about his wife and his wore-down marriage. And then how Amy disappears on their wedding anniversary. And from then on things are never the same. Through the whole book you form this idea of every character, like one normally would. And through every chapter that you read, you realize that none of the things you though about were true. It's amazing the ability Gillian Flynn has to keep surprising us and proving us wrong. I'm completely amazed.

We have Nick, who's the typical husband who's gotten bored and tired of his life. And you think "Nick is a good guy" and you keep reading and you realize he's anything but. And you keep reading and he's not that bad. And it just keeps changing all the time.

And Amazing fucking Amy. What a character. In reality, the best character I've had the pleasure of reading. She's interesting and complex and full of layers and shallow and smart. It's all so much.

And the whole story is based on character development, and so well crafted. All the lines connect and new ones appear every time. It's all so beautiful.

The way she portraits the media and the scary power that we've given it, gave me chills. And how parents can fuck up their children. Not only by being mean or alcoholic or things like that. It goes side ways. Being too perfect and too uninterested. It's two different kinds of fucked up.

Nothing is what it seams. That's all you can deduce from this book that en-globes it all. Appearances matter, and a lot. And a good control of it, makes you very powerful.

I really loved this book with my heart. Even if the mystery is reveled now and the story is burned to my soul, I would still reread this until I die. Amazing book, really.

If you haven't read this, then there's something really wrong with you. Best. Book. Ever.