This story grabbed my attention from the start. The pace of this book is great, and it flows really well making the perfect combination for a quick read. Stevens fleshes out her characters so that you can have a great emotional connection to them. It puts you into the story and makes you root for them. This book is character-driven which makes the great character cast even more necessary. Overall, a great mystery-thriller and would recommend it to others.

I've read other Chevy Stevens books and this one really held up in comparison. The story was well paced, the characters well thought out, the story made sense. I really enjoyed it and will be looking for more books from the author in the future.

I am sorry for the inconvenience but I don’t have the time to read this anymore and have lost interest in the concept. I believe that it would benefit your book more if I did not skim your book and write a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.

This is a "dark" and foreboding story about two young girls. They live in an area that is famous for 'Women gone Missing". It is a thriller that takes place in the unforgiving woods of Canada.

Told from three different points of view, I was hooked on this book from the start. Hailey, Amber and Beth all endure terrifying experiences at the hands of evil men. Their wits, strength and determination to expose the truth leads the readers through long months of simultaneous hope, frustration, and heartache before the killer is eventually revealed. I was sure I knew who it was, however I was wrong and when I learned the truth I had extreme feelings of fear and high anxiety. That scene was written so well and could have been ripped from my childhood dreams and nightmares.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Dark Roads is a perfectly paced dark psychological suspense novel. The book was so atmospheric. The small town of Cold Creek felt picturesque, at the same time as feeling "off". Both storylines were interesting and it wasn't a guess as to how they were connected, but how they were going to converge (again). I really enjoyed Dark Roads and will be looking into Chevy Stephen's backlist.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press & NetGalley for a complimentary ebook.
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I read this book a while ago and it didn’t stand out to me in any way, it was mostly a slow burn. I’ll be on the lookout for future books from this author though.

I’ve loved other books by Chevy Stevens, but this one was just ok for me. I found myself skimming most chapters and wanted to just get to the end.

I found the story to be slow-paced and predictable. While the characters were well developed, I didn't feel fully invested in their stories even though I was still able to empathize with them. Overall, I was a bit disappointed with this book. I would still recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good suspense novel.

Thank you Netgalley, Macmillan Audio and St. Martin's Press for the gifted book!

Over the years many young women have gone missing from along the Cold Creek Highway. Hailey McBride calls Cold Creek home. She knows the stories and rumors that swirl around those missing girls well. But her father taught her how to survive along the highway and in nature. But her father has passed away and now she's stuck living with her aunt and her bully of a police officer husband. When Hailey goes missing, it's just assumed that she's the latest victim of the highway killer.

The summer after Hailey disappears, Beth shows up in Cold Creek to hopefully get some closure on her sister Amber's murder. As Beth digs for answers, she finds more than just information about Amber, but Hailey as well. And all may not be as it seems.

Once I was into the story of this one I was swept away and had to know what happened. Divided into three parts: Hailey pre-disappearance, Hailey's disappearance, and Beth's search for answers, this book starts as a slow burn, but ramps up the speed as you proceed through the sections. By the end I was consuming this book as quickly as possible to get to the resolution. The narration of this one really brought the tension of this story to life. If you are looking for a quick, immersive and skin tingly thriller, pick this one up.

I have made it a goal this year to get caught up on my old Netgalley arcs that I’ve neglected for too long. I’m slowly but surely clearing them out. I can now cross Dark Roads off that list.

This is a thriller that will keep you flipping the pages. I don’t like to give too much away when I discuss a thriller synopsis. I don’t think I could do this one justice if I tried. So I won’t. Just know that this book is filled with twists and turns that will have you desperate to find out what is going on.

I loved the formatting of this book. It’s told in three parts. The first is told by one character, the second by another, and in the third part they alternate. I feel like this was a clever way to keep the reader engaged throughout the book. There was one antagonist that I couldn’t stand. I just wanted to punch him in his smug fictional face. I love when an author can evoke that type of emotion from me because its not always easy for me to hate a character while still wanting to finish the book. Now I need to read all the books by Chevy Stevens because this one hooked me so completely.

The beginning was really slow and felt a little YAish (vs a thriller), but then it picked up about 20 percent into the book, and it sucked me in! Overall a really good story.

Chevy is an auto read for me. This book was even better than the last of that’s even possible. I stayed up way too late to finish this. I almost called out of work! My heart was racing the entire time. The prologue and epilogue were chilling to the bone. I don’t want to say too much to give anything away. It you better hold on, this is one hell of a ride.

I was hooked from the first page. Chevy Stevens is truly masterful at pulling you in and keeping you hooked until the last page! I loved Beth's character and the mystery about her sister. Really, really gripping!!

Dark Roads is inspired by “The Highway of Tears” in British Columbia which is a stretch of highway that runs from Prince George to Prince Rupert. It is along this highway that many women have gone missing or have been found murdered, especially Indigenous women. Many of the cases have gone unsolved.

Chevy Stevens tells the fictional story of Cold Creek Highway and similarly women have been going missing for decades. After Hailey McBride’s father dies, she goes to live with her aunt and her husband Vaughn. Vaughn is slimy from the beginning. He’s a cop that will do what he wants and uses his authority to get what he wants. Hailey finds herself being more isolated and restricted and when she starts discovering secrets about Vaughn she thinks she might be in real trouble.

The highway, in many ways becomes a character in the novel. People know it can be deadly and take precautions. So when Hailey disappears, it is assumed that she has become the victim of the highway killer.

This novel started off so strong. I was hooked by the end of the first chapter. There were some characters that I knew right away I wouldn’t like them and they probably wouldn’t redeem themselves. It was in the second part that it didn’t hold my attention in the same way. There were times I wasn’t even sure what was going on. I thought it was going to end a couple times, but it kept going. I was surprised by the twist, but there were things in the story that could have been tightened up a bit.

Overall the book is worth a read and has a compelling enough story to want to know what is going to happen.

DNF @ 20%

I just could not get into this one and I am not sure if it is just me or the book. I know her uncle was to add suspense but I just couldn't get past the abuse. Thrillers are very hit or miss for me with my anxiety and this one was just not working so I set it aside

Stevens has such an amazing talent for weaving a story that I’m desperate to keep listening to! The characters are so well-developed and fascinating. I just could not wait to find out what happened next!

I was really excited about the book because it seems like a good mystery. However, there were many dark and disturbing things that made me uncomfortable. Thus, this was not my cup of tea.

After the passing of her father in a tragic car accident, seventeen year old Hailey is adjusting to living with her aunt and controlling uncle (Vaughn). Vaughn is a police officer in their small town and is controlling and shady at work as well which earned him the nickname of “The Iceman”. He prides himself on being especially hard on young people, harassing them and busting them for the smallest infractions. Hailey’s best friend is Jonny who also enjoys riding and workin on dirt bikes. Vaughn disapproves of their friendship and often tries to stir up trouble.

A major highway runs through the Cold Creek and over the year several young women have been murdered. Warnings to not hitchhike are posted around the town since Cold Creek is one of the towns in which several women had last been seen. The town is the last stop for miles. Several years have passed with no murders, so people had started to relax and put their guards down. Then young women start disappearing again and Hailey has pieced some clues together and has suspicions.

I have always been a fan of Chevy Stevens’ novels and this was no exception. It was a fast moving psychological thriller. It kept me up late and night because I always wanted to read just one more chapter. The twists and turns kept me second guessing at the suspect and motive. A great read that I highly recommend!

Holy cow! I am so glad I picked up this dark thriller. It will fill you full of terror and anger as you follow two young women–strangers tied to a murder victim–who track down the predator who is terrorizing a lone highway in Canada.

Heather McBride is a free spirit who has lost her beloved father. Now forced to live with her aunt and her creepy, bully cop uncle, her life is filled with dread as she avoids a controlling sleazebag who is bent on destroying her and her best friend.

Beth Chevalier is in the town her sister was murdered trying to find out the truth. What she finds is a string of lies, coverups, and danger that puts a target on her back.

I love the fact that there are two women heroines in this book. Heather is tough and very self-sufficient as she plans her disappearance to flush out the person she thinks is behind the killings at Cold Creek. After finding another victim (who is a love interest) dead along the highway, she ups her game to get justice. Beth is a law student who is out of her league in Cold Creek as she arrives broke and homeless. Determined to find out why they haven’t found her sister’s killer in over a year, she starts investigating the murder herself only to put herself in danger and find she has a suspect, but she can’t prove it. The connection between Heather and Beth is hostile at first, but they look out for each other. Beth keeps Heather’s secret and Heather protects Beth more than once from her recklessness. I like Heather’s grit and savviness as she lives off the land with her beloved pet dog, Wolf. However, as Beth points out to her, Heather is holding her best friend, Jonny, back by his loyalty to keeping her secret and keeping her safe. Beth is a drunk and an addict and stupidly getting drunk alone at night with a predator hanging around is just plain idiotic. She has baggage with high expectations from her religious parents and is lost without her only sibling who died a gruesome death. Both Heather and Beth grow from their experiences and come together in an extremely thrilling climax full of twists and turns where justice is finally served.

Pick up this book! It’s a compelling and captivating read about allegiance, determination, and vengeance for victims who cannot tell their own stories.

Thank you to Ms. Stevens for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review.