sarahmcg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia
morganbjohnston's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence
Minor: Abortion and Rape
tbrplaylist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
r_o_s_e's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you enjoy occultism, heavy religious themes and being VERY mad in thrillers, then this is the book for you!!
Woven with dark themes of greed, power and oppression, this book tickled me in just the right way 😈👿
THANK YOU NetGally and Aria & Aries for providing an ARC of this book
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal death
amymalbeuf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Pedophilia, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
lexim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Abortion, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rating: 5/5 stars
A serial killer begins stalking a small Louisiana town, and preacher’s daughter Ruth Cornier may be the only one with the keys necessary to uncover the truth.
This book is every single thing I love in literature all wrapped up in an absolutely perfectly written bow. The vibes—creepy, southern Gothic, small town, serial killer, vaguely paranormal—are perfection, the characters are delightful, the literary references and feminist commentary are on point…truly if I was asking someone to write a perfect book for me, it would end up looking a lot like this one. As you can probably put together from this statement, I LOVED this book.
Ashley Winstead is a brilliant thriller author (I already knew this and hopefully you did too) but Midnight truly puts her in an entirely new league of her own. The way she weaves literary themes with pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat tension, the way she plots out dramatic reveals and curveballs that nonetheless fit together all the breadcrumbs she’s already left for readers, the way you feel completely immersed in the worlds she creates—without hesitation, I will read anything she ever writes, and I hope you do too.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: small town suspense; vampire literature; serial killer thrillers
CW: Religious fundamentalism; child abuse (all forms); sexual assault/violence; murder/death/violence
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Murder, and Child abuse