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Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Mini summary: The story follows a group of people stuck in a house (this is the regency era btw) due to a snow storm, and they discover that someone's been murdered... so now there's a murderer amongst their midst and there's no way out for anyone!
Review: This was a fun and fast whodunnit mystery, with characters who were interesting and with vivid personalities, some who are funny and others who are truly terrible😅. There's some slight romance going around the main character, and I was really rooting for one of the love interests over the other, because he's so sweet and protective of her🥺. I also enjoyed the creative take on some of the more progressive aspects of the story and characters and how it contributed to the plot, for example, the fmc having the freedom to investigate a murder in the regeney time period.
Unfortunately, however, I wasn't exactly blown away by the story... I don't know if it had to do with the fact that it was an audiobook, because I normally save audiobooks for rereads, and this is the first time I went into one as a first time read. I would like to try out reading it, because I think I might feel a lot differently. My expectations going into the book was for it to be a very cozy mystery, but other than a few mentions of it snowing outside, and being stuck in a house, there was no elaborate descriptions to go with the cozy trope. Again, I don't know if the audiobook aspect played a part in that.
There was a lot of potential with the book where the plot could have twisted and turned, but unfortunately, again, it fell a little flat. I also wish that more had happened with the romance, but considering this is a series of mystery books, there might be something that happens down the road, so readers have something to look forward to!
Overall, I did enjoy it, just not in the way I was expecting it to go ❤️.
This is a review of the audiobook.
Review: This was a fun and fast whodunnit mystery, with characters who were interesting and with vivid personalities, some who are funny and others who are truly terrible😅. There's some slight romance going around the main character, and I was really rooting for one of the love interests over the other, because he's so sweet and protective of her🥺. I also enjoyed the creative take on some of the more progressive aspects of the story and characters and how it contributed to the plot, for example, the fmc having the freedom to investigate a murder in the regeney time period.
Unfortunately, however, I wasn't exactly blown away by the story... I don't know if it had to do with the fact that it was an audiobook, because I normally save audiobooks for rereads, and this is the first time I went into one as a first time read. I would like to try out reading it, because I think I might feel a lot differently. My expectations going into the book was for it to be a very cozy mystery, but other than a few mentions of it snowing outside, and being stuck in a house, there was no elaborate descriptions to go with the cozy trope. Again, I don't know if the audiobook aspect played a part in that.
There was a lot of potential with the book where the plot could have twisted and turned, but unfortunately, again, it fell a little flat. I also wish that more had happened with the romance, but considering this is a series of mystery books, there might be something that happens down the road, so readers have something to look forward to!
Overall, I did enjoy it, just not in the way I was expecting it to go ❤️.
This is a review of the audiobook.