Chevy Stevens out did herself with Dark Roads.
Hailey, Beth and Jonny will grab your heart and not let go throughout this novel. And Let’s not forget Wolf.

There is true heart in this book and Chevy Stevens makes sure you feel what her characters go thru. I hated Vaughn, loved Hailey and her determination, toughness and grit.

Another great read!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Hailey Mcbride moves in with her aunt after her fathers death. She doesn't like her aunts husband, Vaughn who is a cop. She finds something out that scares her and decides to run away. She finds the body of a young woman in the forest. Beth whose body Hailey found decides to come to town to find out answers about her sisters death. The more she learns, the more questions she has. This book was well written.

Dark Roads is the story of a small Canadian town targeted over the decades by a serial killer (or killers) of young women. Some of the bodies are found; some are not. There are no suspects.

The author has crafted a well-written thriller, using a small town, a controlling cop, rebellious teens, deep woods, a campground, a lake and river, and a lonely highway. The action is hair-raising, pulsing with speed and urgency. A big plus is Wolf the dog. My only quibble is the characterization of people of faith here. It doesn't take up much of the book, and I won't deny there are people like this, but I found them unlike most people of faith that I know.

This is not a family friendly book due to content, language, and violence.

A group of people with a dog what could go wrong. This book has characters that you love and feel sorry for the twists in this book with a heck of ending is worth reading.

I love that I'm discovering new authors with NetGalley!! This is my first experience with Chevy Stevens and she did not disappoint! From prologue to epilogue I was hooked!! This suspense thriller was well written and had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end!! I'm looking forward to reading more of Chevy's books!

This book was slow at the start but did pick up further into the books this book was wordy and should have been shorter. The mystery was very good. Also, some of the characters really grabbed you from the start. This book has lots of twists and turns and a surprising ending that I was not expecting

Never hitchhike alone at night if you are a woman on the Cold Creek Highway....the long dark road is known for many brutal murders.

Hailey McBride, a 17 year old orphan living with her aunt, is in one difficult situation. Her uncle is the head honcho of the local police, and he’s up to good. Hailey has to figure out how to get away from him with her life in tact. The book picks up a year later with Beth Chevalier coming to Cold Creek for a memorial walk for the victims of the Cold Creek Highway murders....which include her baby sister.

This book wasn’t what I expected. I haven’t read a good thriller in a while but I was able to figure out a good portion of what the ending would be. You were still thrown for a loop with what REALLY went down and what all happened. This was a good mystery with an interesting spin on the mountain/lake life. My favorite character was Jonny even though he wasn’t in it as much as I would have liked. A good guy who was pretty framed to be a “bad guy” for no reason other than someone didn’t like him. He always tried his best and was loyal as well.....oh and his eyes. Yum.

DARK ROADS is a twisty, fast-paced thriller that will keep you guessing and second-guessing everyone in this small town.

In DARK ROADS, we follow Hailey McBride as she adjusts to life as an orphan on the cusp of turning 18: she lost her mother when she was younger, and now her dad has been killed in a tragic car accident. She is forced to live with her aunt and frustrating step-uncle, and while she adores her younger cousin, there is something off about her step-uncle. Later, her fears are confirmed and she feels she has no choice but to flee their home, even though there is an alleged highway killer on the loose who likes to prey on girls just like Hailey.

I really enjoyed the cast of characters in this book. No character is too minor to be integral to the plot and its development. I definitely found myself wanting to pick this book up and read more of the story. If you enjoy fast-paced thrillers that leave you guessing and hypothesizing throughout the course of the book, pick up DARK ROADS.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC of DARK ROADS in exchange for an honest review!

Hailey's father recently passed away and she's now living with her aunt, uncle, and young cousin. Her aunt is great, but her uncle Vaughn is the town cop everyone hates - often being a jerk just for the sake of being a jerk. He seems to be a legitimate creep, too. Vaughn doesn't approve of Hailey's friendship with young motorbike racer Jonny, so he treats the young man with disdain and goes out of his way to make Jonny's life miserable.

To get away from it all, Hailey decides to run away. The people in town think she's yet another casualty of the Cold Creek Highway - where young women hitchhiking have been disappearing for years. It seems a serial killer is at work in this part of Canada. Often the bodies of the murdered women are found, but Hailey is simply missing.

That's just one of the multiple storylines in the book (and my favorite of them). Overall I enjoyed the novel, but this isn't my favorite book from Chevy Stevens. This one didn't grab me immediately like they usually do. I've read her entire backlist except for the book "Those Girls" (I have it but haven't gotten around to it yet), and usually I'm gripped from page one. For me, this one moved much more slowly. Additionally, it felt too long. Things moved at a snail's pace for a while and I had to make myself keep reading.

I will say that the ending surprised me - I truly was not expecting the twist and didn't see it coming. Ultimately, I think the book would be better if it was about 80-100 pages shorter. That would make for a tighter plot and force the author/editor to eliminate some of what seemed like filler. Still, I will continue to read future books by Stevens. The story was compelling, but it was less of a "thriller" than I've come to expect from her.

I really enjoyed Chevy Steven’s Never Let You Go so I jumped at the opportunity to read Dark Roads! Let me start out with Chevy is officially an automatic 1-click author for me now and Dark Roads is hands down one of the best thrillers I’ve read all year! The storyline had so many moving parts with twists and turns I promise you won’t see coming! I pride myself on figuring out most mystery/thrillers, but I was totally stumped—love that! I was literally on the edge of my seat from start to finish and even though this book is definitely not a short novel, I flew through because I was completely consumed! This novel has A LOT of bone chilling moments, but what truly amazed me was that there are depth filled characters that are facing real world problems! Dark Roads is a 5 star read that I highly encourage everyone check out! I can’t wait to see what Chevy Steven’s comes out with next!

I feel like i have been waiting FOREVER for a new Chevy Stevens book. But it was worth the wait. Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of her upcoming book. Hailey's whole world has fallen apart. Lost her mom then her Dad was killed in a car accident. She moved in with her aunt, uncle and cousin. Her Uncle turns out to be a very bad man, but is the man killing the girls on a dark stretch of highway ? This book is fast paced, scary and suspenseful. I was blown away ! And I had no idea who the killer actually was. This is a fantastic read !

We haven't heard from Chevy Stevens in a few years. I'm happy to say she's back and it was worth the wait!

The story takes place primarily outdoors, and is about survival in the elements but also survival among the darkest part of society. There is plenty of tension and several twists that keep you guessing. I enjoyed that the story was loosely based on the disappearance of young girls along a dark and lonely highway in Vancouver. Although a fictional story, we hear about these horrible events all the time where some of their bodies are found later, while others are never found.

I really enjoyed all the scenes with Hailey's dog, Wolf. He picked her instead of the other way around and was very protective of her at any cost. The ending was great and tied everything up just right. As always, I look forward to whatever comes next from Chevy Stevens.

An emotional tale of one teenager living with her aunt after losing her remaining parent to a car crash. Hailey McBride is mourning the loss of her father while becoming more suspicious of her Aunt's husband, the local Sheriff. They live near the Cold Creek Highway where many young women and women of the First Nation have disappeared for decades with no answers. Could the Sheriff be involved? As he becomes more controlling and inappropriate, Hailey knows she has to get out. She plans on using her outdoor skills learned from her father to live off the grid for a year until she can come back as an adult to claim both her inheritance and live independently from her current situation. But before she can get away she meets Amber, the young waitress at the local diner, and a budding relationship develops. Tragedy will strike this small town again and Hailey will be forced to protect those she loves while keeping one step ahead of the killer(s).
I felt this had heavy overtones of a YA book with the level of skills and training the stolen dog, Wolf, brings to the tale. Also, there was a lot of female empowerment built into the text showing how a young person can determine their fate.
Thank you to Netgalley for early copy for an honest review.

Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

9781250133571

384 Pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: August 3, 2021

Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thriller, Pornography, Missing Person, Serial Killer

Hailey McBride lives with her uncle, Sargent Vaughn, and his wife and son after the death of her father. She suspects something is not right with Vaughn and finds he has been taking naked pictures of her. She plans her escape and flees. Everyone assumes she is the latest victim of the Cold Creek Highway killer.

Amber, Hailey’s love interest, is found dead in a remote area. When her sister Beth comes to find out what happened to Amber, she moves right into Amber’s life. She gets her job as a waitress in town and lives in the motel before living at the campground. This was not how she saw her life.

This book was dark and somewhat disturbing, but I could not stop reading it. The book was written in first person point of view from Hailey and Beth. The story was well paced, and the characters are very developed. You could feel empathy for Hailey and Beth along with contempt for Vaughn. I enjoyed reading the book even though it was creepy thinking of someone placing secret cameras where women are the most vulnerable. I will definitely read more books by this author.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing this ARC for review

This is the first book I read from Chevy Stevens so far and I will be looking out for the rest, this is the first suspense/Thriller book I'm reading this year and it was not my intention to do so, but this book felt like a surprise for me, the book was flawlessly executed when coming up to the plotline and the characters, sometime I will stop due that some parts were already predictable ( this is on me, not the book) I will be waiting for the release and read back again. and there I can give a more in-depth review of it.

3.5 stars -- rounded up to 4
What is Chevy Stevens up to these days ... and when the heck will she release a new book? Welp ... it is here! Chevy Stevens has a very slooooow start but picks up the pace about halfway through making it a very tight psychological thriller with a bang ending.

This book can make you think before going down deserted highways at night! Cold Creek Highway is where many women just constantly disappear or found murdered and girls in Cold Creek have grown up knowing it's not safe to hitchhike on the highway. The book had me guessing almost all the way through. It was especially hard who to trust in town. Wolf!! Wolf is great too ... be prepared to fall completely in love!

Definitely a solid winter read. Yep, suspend disbelief, but isn't that why we read and what fiction is for? The atmosphere is chilling and enough to make you wonder whodunit and why.

This review will be published on Goodreads on February 28th.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.
I haven't yet read a Chevy Stevens book I didn't like, and I'm happy to say this one lived up to the hype. I have to admit that at first it moved a little slow for me, but about 40% through it picked up and by the end I literally couldn't put it down because I had to know what was going to happen. I rarely stay up late to finish a book, but I stayed up late last night to finish this one.
I really enjoyed reading about the characters as well. Each of the main three characters are unique and I ended up really caring for all of them. And the bad character was so well written that I ended up absolutely hating him. There were also little bits of emotion shining through at times which added something special to the whole mystery/thriller vibe. As I said, this book definitely didn't disappoint.
If you've liked other Chevy Stevens books, pick this one up too! You won't be let down. And you won't be putting it down either. Great story, great characters, and as always I can't wait to read more by Chevy Stevens.

I was so excited to see that Chevy Stevens had a new book coming out and even more excited when I was able to get the ARC!
Dark Roads is a page turner and scared me enough that I could not read it before going to sleep. The characters are great and the dog in the story is awesome.

This book is haunting, thrilling, creepy, and intense. Without giving anymore away than the book synopsis does - because it’s so much better when you don’t know more details in advance - there is a good twist that threw me off, heartbreak that made my own heart break, and so much anger at the injustice committed against innocent people. Chevy Stevens, in my opinion, did the real victims of the Highway of Tears justice by writing this book. And that epilogue...wow.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s for the arc.

Woooooweeeee. What a ride. I love Chevy Stevens. She can write like nobodies business.
This addictive thriller was no different.
I felt like the start was a little shakey. For me. It started very intense. I could not quite figure out why. But all was revealed. I really enjoyed it. The setting was perfectly creepy. I will not speak on the actual plot too much. Read the synopsis. It is very well written and spoiler free. At the end of the day I’m ending with four stars. I’ll absolutely recommend it!