Things We Do in the Dark had me hooked from the very beginning. This book had everything - dual timelines, interesting characters, an exciting plot line, and even some courtroom drama! I highly recommend this book to thriller and mystery fans. Things We Do in the Dark reads fast because you won't want to put it down!

Decent thriller. Not my favorite by hers. I felt like i figured out the plot twists earlier in the book than was meant. I do think the average thriller reader will enjoy this though. I would rate 3.5 stars if that was an option.

This one is right up there with "Jar of Hearts". It would not let me go and I devoured the whole book!!

Jennifer Hillier does it again. This book had me on the edge of my seat and man did it take me for a ride. I loved each twist and turn. While some of the reveals were predictable some caught me by surprise. This book was entertaining but lacked some of the more thrilling aspects I have come to expect from this author. I also would have liked to have seem more of Ruby’s development. She was a large part of this story and we only get glimpses into her and it all revolves around Joey. Joey was overall the most developed character and her chapters were gut wrenching, reading all the struggles this girl went through in such a brief time was awful. Overall I enjoyed this book but it was nothing new in the grand scheme of things.

I enjoyed the latest thriller from Jennifer Hillier, Things We Do in the Dark. As always Ms Hillier did an excellent job of giving the reader characters to love and characters to hate. I want to thank NetGalley and Minotaur Books for an early copy to review.

I absolutely loved and devoured this book. So much more to the story than I expected, I almost feel like the blurb is misleading but in a good way! This is my second time reading Jennifer HIllier and will certainly not be the last. After so many mediocre thriller releases in the past few years, this story kept me entertained and invested from the get go. The layers to the story were so interesting and impressive. I'm excited to sing the praises of this one to all my fellow readers!

This thriller was good but I did find it a bit predictable. I figured out pretty early on who had done what but I still enjoyed the plot and finished the whole book quickly.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy to honestly review.

I loved this book, even more than Jennifer Hillier’s last. It will keep you on your toes and keep you guessing until the very end. Jennifer Hillier is cementing herself as a must-read thriller author from here on out!

Jennifer Hillier does it again with another amazing thriller! I really enjoyed the twists and turns as Paris took us on a journey! Some of the twists I had figured out, but it was so entertaining to read that I didn’t mind at all! I enjoyed the podcast and celebrity elements that felt true to life. This engrossing novel ended in the perfect way!

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 GOLDEN STARS
🖤 THANK YOU SO MUCH @minotaur_books for my ARC of my MOST ANTICIPATED book of 2022!!! 🖤

I need everyone to get on this JH train because she DOESN’T MISS. This is my 5th book of hers (2 more on my shelves!) & I have DEVOURED every single one… but this one MAY just be my new favorite???

It will for sure go down in my top books of the year…& a new all-time fave thriller/mystery. Ugh. I APPLAUD JH for seamlessly wrapping up all of the twists in this one. At times I was a bit confused because so much (AMAZINGNESS) was going on…but every time, those questions got answered! Freaking genius.

✨ Paris is married to a retired famous comedian that is nearly 30 years older than her… when he’s found dead in their bathtub, & Paris is holding the suspected murder weapon… secrets begin unraveling. About their relationship, & about Paris’s past.

Paris is a BA character. That’s really all I can say about her. As her story unravelled, I was left in awe more than once. She goes THROUGH. IT. & has so much strength!

I somewhat predicted one of the big twists, but did I predict the immense amount of detail? NOPE. & there were multiple other twists I did NOT foresee.

Ruby... I will just say I disliked that woman with every fiber of my being- there were so many moments I was RAGING about her actions. Her relationship with Paris broke my heart. What a rollercoaster for her.

READ IF YOU LIKE:
🔪SERIAL MURDER stories
❣️JAR OF HEARTS
👩🏻Multiple POVs
👩‍👧Family drama/suspense
😨Books that increase your heart rate
🌪MULTIPLE TWISTS
💪🏼Strong, independent female MCs
👏🏼Absolute psychological thriller perfection

Another instant bestseller by Jennifer Hillier. Action packed suspense with plots that are both intriguing and sickening. Joey's story is rift with trauma and abuse yet she is resilient and strong in her vows to become something other than her mother. Many years later her path comes full circle and she can no longer run. I loved everything about this book. The characters were developed so well and emotion evoking,,,both good and bad. Definitely a five star!

Thank you Netgalley for this arc

I really love Jar of Hearts so I was excited to pick up Things We Do In the Dark. This may be an unpopular opinion but I was not a fan of this one.

Paris Peralta is found in her bathroom near her dead husband’s body. Immediately she is accused of murder but that’s not what she is afraid of. She doesn’t want details of her past to come to light because the one thing worse than one murder charge is two murder charges.

The beginning really captivated me but as Hillier is laying down the back story it really slowed for me. Let me tell you this book is DARK (more than what I’m used to). There are several trigger warnings one of which is abuse and boy was it hard to read. The story is also grotesque at times. If you like dark stories this may be the book for you but I think it was a little over the line for me.

What can I say-I am obsessed with Jennifer Hillier. She is the GOAT for me. I always love the way she weaves a story and this was no different. I really enjoyed the characterization of all in this one. The twists kept me guessing and I appreciated the way the story ended.

As per usual, I am in awe of her talent!

Thank you to Netgalley for my advance copy!

I really need to make sure I don't start Jennifer Hillier's books when I have things to do, because I always end up reading them in one sitting! Things We Do In the Dark was another pretty perfect mystery/thriller from Hillier. I absolutely loved the way this story unfolded, the pacing was perfect, the story felt succinct and had a clean, tight plotline, and it grabbed me immediately (and then didn't let go until I finished at 2 am).
This is easily one of my favorite of Hillier's novels, and I am (clearly) already a fan!

My first Jennifer Hillier and I think I’m hooked!

Throughout the book we follow three main characters from their points of view.

As the story starts we find Paris being arrested for her famous, older husband’s murder. As she navigates court proceedings and we get to know Paris better, we start to wonder about her mysterious and closely guarded past.

Drew is a journalist turned true crime podcaster who is gearing up for his next episode with Ruby Reyes, abusive mother and convicted murderer who is out early on parole. This one is personal though, as Ruby is the mother of his former best friend, Joey, who died in a fire years ago.

Joey is Ruby Reyes’ daughter, and no one is letting her forget it. Joey lives a hard life trying to avoid being on the receiving end of her mothers anger, then when her mother is eventually arrested for her lover’s murder and years of child abuse, Joey is finally free. But can she outrun her past and make a future for herself?

This book had two main twists, I guessed one early on, but the second took me by complete surprise!

Trigger warnings: child abuse, sexual abuse.

Paris Peralta is arrested for the murder of her wealthy, celebrity husband Jimmy after she finds him dead in their LA mansion. She claims that when she found him he was already dead; However, she is thirty years younger than Jimmy and most people think she is just after his money. We follow Paris as she tries to uncover the truth about what happened to Jimmy as well as trying to keep her past a secret as she is in the spotlight of the public eye.



I was going to write more in regards to the synopsis of this book and then thought better of it - this book is SOOO much better if you go in knowing as little as possible about the plot. This was such a well written, well-crafted book that surprised me every step of the way. I loved the alternating timelines and the depth and heartbreak of the story; this book had me tearing up more than once. I could go on and on about how good this book is! Every thriller lover NEEDS to pick this up when it comes out on July 19, 2022!



Thank you to @netgalley and @minotaurbooks for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Jennifer Hillier has done it again! This was an exceptionally well crafted psychological thriller, with all the layers, emotional whiplash, and twists I have come to expect from her stories.

This book started off so strong. Paris Peralta is arrested in her own home for allegedly killing her much older and richer husband. I really enjoyed the mystery and couldn't wait to find out what happened. But the next part of the book, is told through the point of view of Drew who's a journalist/podcaster. At this point in the book, I feel like the story became very slow with a lot of back story. The rest of the book was way too violent and upsetting for my taste. The book described multiple murders and child rape topics. I guess that the book lives up to its title because the whole book was just so dark and depressing.

Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for this Arc!

Wow! Right from the start I was hooked. It started with a shock and the twists just kept coming. I can honestly say that I did not know the reality of everything until the very end. And, I couldn't even have guessed right if I tried.

Paris is a yoga instructor married to an older, rich and famous man. But when she comes home early from a conference, she finds him dead. And, of course, she is suspect number one. Nothing is exactly as it seems and I was shocked by the ending.

Definitely recommend this for an intense thriller!

TW: child abuse including sexual assault. Suicide.

Out July 19, 2022!

“The only thing worse than a murder charge? Two murder charges.”

This story of a much younger wife charged with the murder of her famous comedian husband grabbed me from the very beginning. And as it went on, I was drawn further and further in. And boy, did I need a good mystery to break me out of my slump.
Paris Peralta had managed to stay under the radar despite being married to Jimmy until his assistant released a picture of their wedding picture. Now, someone from her past is threatening to expose all her secrets. Because Paris wasn’t always Paris. Ruby Reyes has just been released from prison after twenty five years. And she’s threatening to blackmail Paris.
The Things We Do in the Dark is Drew Malcolm’s podcast. He was a reporter at the time of Ruby’s murder trial and knows what she did to her daughter. Hillier does a great job of bringing together the different storylines, told from various POVs and shooting back and forth between past and present. This isn’t a fast paced story, but it kept up a nice steady pace with new clues being given out at regular intervals. I liked the way the ending came together even if I didn’t quite buy the believability of the final chapter.
Hillier has presented a very sympathetic main character in Paris. She was fully developed. Drew was less defined and Ruby was more a cliche of the bad mother.
My thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this book.