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Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

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scknitter's review against another edition

5.0

Riley Sager has done it again – taken me totally by surprise! The families that live on Hemlock Circle are still haunted by the disappearance 30 years earlier of ten-year-old Billy. But none as much as his best friend Ethan who was asleep in a tent in the backyard with Billy when he mysteriously went missing. You will find yourself in the middle of a bone chilling ghost story as you dismiss one red herring after the other and finally learn the sad and horrible truth about what happened that night.

fayelouise_13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

patchespapercut's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

boehmk's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I almost abandoned this one part way through, but made myself continue. Shocked at how it all came together

lizard0521's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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aylat__'s review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this more than I expected to! I don't always love a thriller, but this was really good! There was enough suspense to keep me engaged and wanting to know more. I found the past timeline just as interesting as the present one and I enjoyed to POV switch throughout the past storyline. Ethan did annoy me a bit about 75% through, but it was forgiven when part of his backstory was revealed. I also only guessed one part of the ending, so I was thoroughly surprised by the big twist. Overall a fun time and makes me want to check out more thrillers.