All the Things We Do in the Dark

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| author = Saundra Mitchell

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| language = English

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| publisher = HarperTeen

| pub_date = October 29, 2019

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| awards = Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature shortlist

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All the Things We Do in the Dark is a young adult psychological thriller novel by Saundra Mitchell, published October 29, 2019 by HarperTeen. The book was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Michelle|date=2020-03-10|title=Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a31261320/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-2020/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Oprah Daily|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215042913/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a31261320/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-2020/|url-status=live}}

Summary

Because the story covers content that may be triggering for readers who are trauma survivors, the novel includes a trigger warning and resources.{{cite journal |last1=Coats |first1=Karen |title=All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell |journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |date=2019 |volume=73 |issue=2 |pages=78 |id={{Project MUSE|733765}} |doi=10.1353/bcc.2019.0680 |s2cid=208619603 }} The novel follows 17-year-old Ava, who experienced a sexual assault in her childhood, after she finds a woman's corpse in the woods. Instead of reporting to the police, Ava "protect[s] and care[s] for her,"{{Cite web |date=2017-12-04 |title=Rights Report |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75542-rights-report-week-of-december-4-2017.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111133941/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75542-rights-report-week-of-december-4-2017.html |archive-date=2018-11-11 |access-date=2022-01-01 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}} enlisting the help of the victim's friend to solve the case. Most characters are Caucasian with the exception of the main character's lover being Jewish and part-Korean.{{cite journal |title=All the Things We Do in the Dark |journal=Kirkus Reviews |date=15 August 2019 |volume=87 |issue=16 |id={{ProQuest|2271737104}} |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/saundra-mitchell/all-the-things-we-do-in-the-dark/ |access-date=1 January 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031050250/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/saundra-mitchell/all-the-things-we-do-in-the-dark/ |url-status=live }}

Reception

All the Things We Do in the Dark received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.{{Citationneeded|date=September 2022}}

Kirkus Reviews referred to the novel as a "searing, fast-paced whodunit that addresses sexual assault head-on," while Booklist called it an "insightful, cathartic read."{{Cite book |last=Hutley |first=Krista |date=2019-09-13 |title=All the Things We Do in the Dark |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/All-the-Things-We-Do-in-the-Dark/pid=9721221 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101202541/https://www.booklistonline.com/All-the-Things-We-Do-in-the-Dark/pid=9721221 |archive-date=2022-01-01 |access-date=2022-01-01 |via=Booklist}} Booklist further highlighted how "Mitchell mixes contemporary drama—the joy of first love, the pain of breaking friendships—with psychological thriller."

Both Booklist and The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books highlighted the Mitchell's author's note, which includes contact information for sexual assault helplines.

School Library Journal also provided a positive review.{{Cite web|last=Pelayo|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-11-01|title=All the Things We Do in the Dark|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=all-the-things-we-do-in-the-dark|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-01|website=School Library Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101202541/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=all-the-things-we-do-in-the-dark |archive-date=2022-01-01 }}

All the Things We Do in the Dark was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.