Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn, 345 pages

Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn, 345 pages

I thought that this was an excellent work of fiction.  Libby Day lives a stunted life- ever since surviving the night where her mother and sisters were murdered, seemingly by her brother, she has coasted off of the donations of sympathetic well-wishers.  Now that she is an adult and the funds are drying up, Libby finds herself pulled back into the case, which is not as solved as she thought it had been.  I was guessing until the end and thought it was really well-done.  And I think I read it based on someone else's review of it here...

Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, 419 pages

It's Nick and Amy's five year anniversary, only it looks like Amy has been murdered and all of the clues point to Nick.  This book is masterfully manipulative, jerking the reader's emotions (as well as understanding of the truth) back and forth, and really providing a gripping story that will keep you reading until the late hours.  This book is a journey through a marriage, and raises alot of questions about honesty and authenticity.

Whenever I get a book like this that I was on a long wait list to read, it always has to prove itself to me, that it was worth the wait.  This one was worth it- the only drawback is that if you're anything like me, you'll be desperate to have someone else to discuss it with.