This was a good story and I enjoyed the voice of the narrator. It kept me from listening all the way to the end.

“All the Dangerous Things” by Stacy Willingham is a psychological thriller that delves into memory, mental health, and buried secrets. Isabelle Drake, a recent insomniac, is desperate to find her kidnapped son, Mason. Partnering with true crime podcaster Waylon Spencer, Isabelle unravels disturbing memories from her past, questioning everyone’s culpability, including her own. Willingham’s novel grips readers with its suspenseful exploration of truth and trust.

“All the Dangerous Things” weaves insomnia, trauma, and motherhood into a chilling narrative. The relentless pursuit of answers keeps you guessing until the final revelation.

Thank you Netgalley and publishers for this egalley.
I have really enjoyed Willingham's style. She is masterful at twists and turns and always catches me off guard with the ending. All the Dangerous Things is no different. The story follows Isabella Drake, who has lost her son. Its been one year sonce she has held Mason and she hasnt had a more than an hour of rest.
The book bounces between timelines, where you learn some questioning things about Isabella that makes you wonder what is real.

Excellent book! I really enjoyed how the story was crafted.

Stacy Willingham delivers a gut punch in this one. I knew there was more to the story and Isabelle’s son’s disappearance. I was not expecting what I never thought. All the ideas I had were not the case. I’ve read all of Willingham’s books & she’s one of my favorites - a must-read author of #thrillers.

Karissa Vacker is a favorite narrator and she once again delivered different voices in the perfect way!

Thank you ,Stacy Willingham, Minotaur Books Macmillan Audio & netgalley for my audiobook copy! All opinions are my own.

Netgalley gifted me free copy of this audio book in exchange for my honest review. I have been sitting on this one for a while now, thinking about my rating. I really enjoyed this story, and quite a bit more than the author's previous work. In this one, you follow a slightly unlikeable main character, whose son disappeared from his bedroom. She is married to an apparently supportive and winner of a husband. Both have had their own tragedies independently and now they have lost their only child in a mysterious disappearance. She pursues a podcaster to tell her story and keep the media attention alive in the search for her son. I was so engaged with the writing style and the pacing of this story. The twists were perfectly timed and just wild enough to drop my jaw. Like Willingham's previous work, I had a tiny qualm with her overuse of certain words, but this was minor in comparison to A Flicker in the Dark. This was an addicting read that I would highly recommend.

Whoa! This book!
CONSTANT twists and turns.
I would absolutely recommend to everyone!
The narrator was spectacular!

I listened to the audio version of this book. The narration is not the best, but did not distract me from the story. I enjoyed how the feelings and emotions of several characters played an important role in the plot of the story and kept me guessing even after I thought I had the case solved. Not only would this be a good book for regular fans of the thriller genre, but it would also be a good gateway book for someone who would like to try out a thriller without too much violence or trauma. I look forward to reading more books by this author!

This was my first Stacy Willingham novel and it did NOT disappoint. People are always raving on her and I totally get the hype now!!

This was requested when I first found out about NetGalley and I had requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before they were archived. I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it! I am giving this book three stars, as I don't want to give it a good or bad rating, since I did not get to it and we have to leave a star rating.

I have a hard time with books that have sad parts involving toddlers since I have one of my own and I have high anxiety. That makes this book a hard read for me

Oh my goodness, this book is so good! Full of layers and twists, I started listening and never wanted to stop! This story always features a really important message about the societal expectations put on women, especially mothers and I loved it. The narration is also perfectly done by Karissa Vacker!

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham is a psychological thriller about memory and mental health, about questioning your own mind and your own past. Isabella Drake is grieving the loss of her toddler son, Mason. He was kidnapped from his crib when Isabelle and her husband, Ben were sleeping in another room. A year later the missing child’s case has gone cold. But Isabelle has not been able to sleep since then. The story is told in a first person with an unreliable narrator. Isabelle turns to anyone who will listen to her including true crime podcaster, which changes things for her. Isabelle is now forced to look inward, seeking answers to questions she had kept buried inside. Questions from her childhood and the incident that happened when Isabelle lived with her mother, father and sister. That something was covered up and never spoken about. Something that Isabelle knows she was involved in, but can’t place what exactly it was that forces her to face some unknown/forgotten truths. Imagine being in a situation where you do not who you are and what you’re capable of but you have a vague inclination of somethings that have been happening that could’ve been your fault? Yea, that’s not great, right! But, its exactly what Isabelle has to go through on a daily basis especially after the horrible event of losing her child. Now Isabelle even suspects herself wondering it was her fault that Mason is missing!
This book deals with the self-blaming we as parents tend to do, especially due to guilt–both perceived and real! I think that is one of the strongest parts of this book. The twist at the end was jaw dropping and was worth the drag in the middle parts. This was a riveting thriller and I did enjoy it but I loved A Flicker in the Dark more. So, I’m giving it 3.5 stars rounded down to 3.

I almost gave up on this book because I thought I knew where it was going and it was the one kind of story that might trigger me. I am so glad I kept on. The narrator was amazing and the MC's quest to find her son, mixed with the trauma of her past was so well done that it kept me guessing the whole way through.

I found this book highly digestible and easy to read. I flew through the audio of this book and overall had a fun time with the story.

I do feel like at times, it was a bit predictable. However, that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book as a whole. I found that I went through a range of emotions around our main character and in the end was mostly satisfied with the ending.

I also think the audiobook is very well narrated and would recommend picking it up along side this book!

**Read an ARC from Netgalley Rating : 4 Stars

I don’t know how I feel about this one it was a really well written books but some of the tropes on this one were just not for me. This story follows Isabella months after her son mysteriously disappeared causing her marriage to fall apart. After running into a podcaster she starts looking into other things that may have happened this is when Isabella realizes that she is sleep walking again making her afraid she did something to her son and doesn’t remember. This book was a good domestic thriller if you are a fan of unreliable narrators. Me personally never liked them and feel like that is hindering my enjoyment of this book. That being said the writing is amazing and the twists are great. I really want to pick up more from this author in the future. Idid listen to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narrator they were easy to understand and entertaining. I would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

In this book, we follow Isabelle, a mother who has had her son taken from her and since that time hasn't been able to sleep. Her insomnia plays a crucial role in the story line, impacting our ability to count her as a reliable narrator. She connects with a true crime podcaster and continues the search for her son, Mason. The deeper she digs, the more information about herself she uncovers.

This book was a decent story, but it wasn't as thrilling of a thriller as I'd like. It is undoubtedly more domestic of a thriller, involving families and children and the secrets that sometimes lurk in family trees. Isabelle isn't exactly likable, but I think it's universal to feel the pain of a mother who is looking for her taken child.

In the end, I'd call this an average read. I enjoyed it, but there wasn't anything that really stuck with me. I enjoyed the narration, and the voice intonation and pitch wasn't too monotone or overly cheesy. I believed the emotion involved in the tension of the story.

This book grabs your attention right off the back. Full of exciting twists and told from a POV that may not be completely reliable, this one kept me interested to the very end. This may be a personal favorite by Stacy Willingham. I was also a big fan of the narration for this one.

Another 5 Star thriller by Willingham!

I typically will not actively choose to read a story about missing/possibly dead children but as I did not read the blurb and chose this book on the tails of my love of another of her books, I dove right in. Which I suppose is my trigger warning for those who have the same triggers as me.

But we join this family as they come up on the year anniversary of their son’s disappearance. Mom has taken to giving talks in hopes of keeping the case alive; she and dad have split as a result of the trauma of losing their son. Enter a podcaster who offers to help, who helped solve a different case recently.

Told from Mom’s perspective, reflecting on her childhood, base fears, and relationship history throughout….will they be able to solve this case?

Great twists and turns to leave you guessing.

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham took me by storm. This is an author to definitely keep on your radar. Her books will keep you reading through the night and on the edge of your seat. This one is full of suspense, emotions and the narration was superb. The narration kept me fully engage and binge listening at record speed.

Many thanks to St Martin Press, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for sharing this digital reviewer copy and listening copy for me in exchange for my honest review. This is the twisty psychological thriller we have all been waiting for. Happy Reading!!

This book grabbed my attention from the beginning and pulled me in. From the characters, the atmosphere, and the twists I was fully engaged from beginning to end. Well done mystery/thriller - it kept me guessing.