Reviews

The Key to Midnight by Leigh Nichols, Dean Koontz

holl3640's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

rockysoap's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, and Gun violence

nbonz4's review against another edition

5.0

Classic Koontz

mnyberg's review against another edition

3.0

Average Koontz book at best. His foray into espionage left a lot to be desired.

ofearna's review against another edition

4.0

A non-supernatural (in any way) thriller with Dean getting to research Japan! Originally published as by Leigh Nichols

caffeinated_squirrel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Medical content, Confinement, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, War, Gaslighting, and Violence

sinimini's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I have read 40 of Dean Koontz’s other books which is 10 more than the author who comes after him. Statistically speaking, this makes him my favorite author. Therefore, I will have to admit this one was my least favorite book of the now 41 read. 

I don’t care about espionage and cold war and I don’t believe in hypnosis or doppelgängers. Yes, it is fiction, yes, I don’t have to believe in fantasy to enjoy it, but I just couldn’t bond with any part of the story or the characters. 

This book shows no sign of the classic Dean Koontz humor or compassion.  He actually admits to this to some extent at the end of the book, in the “afterword”, so I don’t feel too treacherous to put it in this review.

tmawhir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fionaappleswife's review against another edition

3.0

a bit disappointed,, this seems so.. capitalist and paranoid and it’s a bit devoid but sure it was a fun read  

wombat_88's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0