Julia Heaberlin's "We Are All the Same in the Dark" - A Thought-Provoking Exploration of Humanity

Book Club Maven: Quite the page turner, especially when one realizes that dark, depraved people are out there , only to be thinly disguised as a man of the cloth.

United States on Sep 06, 2023

Z~: This novel kept my attention - I couldn’t put it down, until I finished it! I have passed it on to a friend and her text comment to me was, “This book is soooo good!” There you have it… TWO reviews instead of just one.

United States on Aug 10, 2023

Keila: att has always been the prime suspect in Trumanell, his sisters, death. All that was left behind was her bloody handprint and she was never to be seen or heard from again. One afternoon Wyatt finds a girl near death in a field of dandelions.

Odette is the towns youngest police officer and has always had a special spot for Wyatt. She does, however, believe he is the catalyst to solving the case of Tru. Odette is determined to solve not only Tru’s case, but the current case. Will she be able to do so? Or is she placing herself in harm’s way?

I saw this book a while ago and added it to my list because it sounded right up my alley. I was lucky and able to get a copy from the library right away. As soon as I started reading, I was worried. The book was rather slow, but I checked some reviews and they mentioned that it picked up after a while, so I kept reading. For me the book never picked up and overall, I found it rather confusing. I went back and read the ending a few times just to see if I missed something, but I remain confused with how things turned out. I would have enjoyed reading this one with a friend so we could chat and work things out. I did enjoy the...

United States on Jul 01, 2023

Tianna: I hate to say it but I didn't read this book. I bought it as a thriller novel reader and I felt it was quite boring. I got about half way through and gave up to move onto something I would enjoy.

Canada on Feb 02, 2023

Judy Samuels: The story never reached it's climax. It seemed to meander from one character to the next and none of them were explored in enough depth to feel any connection to them. I didn't care at all what had happened to Trumanell, and in fact, the repeated use of her name was irritating. The story didn't let us get to know her, or understand her and her brother's intense relationship. Odette's obsession with Trumanell was inexplicable and the whole story was confused and lacking pace. Disappointing read.

United Kingdom on Nov 10, 2022

Christina McDonald: Lyrically beautiful and emotionally astute, We Are All The Same In The Dark is raw, stunning, and darkly twisted. Rather than being a frenetic page turner, it is one of those books you want to sip rather than gulp; you want to enjoy curled up with your cat while relaxing with a cup of tea at your side.

We have three POVs, all of which are equally wonderful, and a midpoint that genuinely shocked me. The story is at once a slow-burn mystery and a mystery wound so incredibly taut you won’t be able to put the book down.

Absorbingly atmospheric with a brooding presence, I highly recommend.

United Kingdom on Jun 28, 2021

husband: husband read it said it was alright

United Kingdom on Dec 25, 2020

RSW Kindle Customer: Love this Texas based <b>4 Star Thriller</b>.

<b>SUMMARY</b>
On an ominous night, ten years ago, Trumanell, a beloved small town legendary beautiful queen and her good-for-nothing father went missing. Trumanell is presumed dead and the town is still obsessed with finding out what happened to her. They are just fine with her father staying away, but the entire town has never let Trumanell go. Additionally, they blame her brother, Wyatt, for her disappearance. Although there has never been a single piece of evidence linking Wyatt to her disappearance, the whole town blames him and he becomes a social pariah, an outcast.

Wyatt never got past that night. He, not only lives as a reclusive hermit due to the hate he receives from the town, but he actively <i>sees</i> and </i>speaks with</i> Trumanell. She keeps the house very clean and she weighs in on his life delicious. Did I mention that he's not exactly mentally stable?

One day, Wyatt finds a barely alive, mute, one eyed girl on the side of the road laying in a circle of dandelions. Of course, he does what any unstable man would do and brings her home to...

United States on Oct 23, 2020

switterbug/Betsey Van Horn: I have lived in Austin, Texas for decades but I plead innocent to previous knowledge of Texas author, Julia Haeberlin. Now that I have read this latest novel of hers, I’ve ordered three more of her books! That is how impressed I am her latest psychological suspense thriller. If you’re hankering for a mystery studded in rural Texas grit with an urban savvy and snaky plot, you’ve come to the right book.

There’s desert and desert mythology, the wide and starry sky, Texas wildflowers, small town suspicions, and the unsolved ten year disappearance of a nineteen-year-old girl, Trumanell Branson, and her father. Her brother, Wyatt, is a Boo Radleyesque character who has always been the primary (but unproven) suspect. There’s a lot more in here to compel the reader; I was hooked from page one.

Haeberlin captured my interest with her palpable humanity and atmospheric writing. This may be a police procedural, but it is also a character-driven portrait of a community still in pain. Odette, a police officer, is the protagonist with a personal stake in finding Trumanell, as she was her friend, and Wyatt was her first and longterm boyfriend and lover. They grew up...

United States on Oct 08, 2020