A review by booksbytheglass
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wow! I finished this one at like 1am last night and I cannot stop thinking about all of the research and pain-staking horribleness ashley had to do and read about in order to get the detail in this book perfectly - and let me tell you, boy, did she get it perfect š®āšØ
the queen of thrillers and romance is BACK!!! this time with a twilight-inspired religious cult fic! it was as creepy and icky as I would have thought, but with the beautiful prose and detail as ashley usually does! I had to keep chanting to myself āitās fiction, itās just a bookā because I was physically getting irate about the brainwashed town š thatās how you know youāre sucked into a setting folks
ruth is just as inspired by bella from twilight as you would expect, forever longing for an escape from her world and into a fantasy creature romance š¤ her muse, none other than the town ādevilā everett, is definitely no edward cullen - but she desperately wants him to beĀ
ruthās decisions in this one is 100% influenced by her abusive pastor father and her ideals of a world outside of her religious cult town - and while I loved her infatuation with solving mysteries and getting out of town, her reasons were a bit cringe at times
and the dark romance elements were so out of field I was honestly shocked - but in a good way??? ashley just knows how to throw me in the best way possible
I will continue to praise this woman from the rooftop thxĀ
thank you to ashley, netgalley and sourcebooks for the best spooky book of the year! pre-order this one now!!!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: paso robles cabernet sauvignonĀ
the queen of thrillers and romance is BACK!!! this time with a twilight-inspired religious cult fic! it was as creepy and icky as I would have thought, but with the beautiful prose and detail as ashley usually does! I had to keep chanting to myself āitās fiction, itās just a bookā because I was physically getting irate about the brainwashed town š thatās how you know youāre sucked into a setting folks
ruth is just as inspired by bella from twilight as you would expect, forever longing for an escape from her world and into a fantasy creature romance š¤ her muse, none other than the town ādevilā everett, is definitely no edward cullen - but she desperately wants him to beĀ
ruthās decisions in this one is 100% influenced by her abusive pastor father and her ideals of a world outside of her religious cult town - and while I loved her infatuation with solving mysteries and getting out of town, her reasons were a bit cringe at times
and the dark romance elements were so out of field I was honestly shocked - but in a good way??? ashley just knows how to throw me in the best way possible
I will continue to praise this woman from the rooftop thxĀ
thank you to ashley, netgalley and sourcebooks for the best spooky book of the year! pre-order this one now!!!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: paso robles cabernet sauvignonĀ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting