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jane_kelsey's review against another edition
3.0
This book was such a quick and lovely read. It follows 16 y old Niamh who recently arrived to London for a drama course to find that girls that look eerly similar to her are being killed, whilst she has to navigate a new work placements and social interactions.
I've had a great time with this novel and couldn't put it down. I found Niamh's character easy to relate to and the atmosphere in this book was quite dark, almost gothic feeling, the setting of the Museum a perfect fit.
Unfortunately, I guessed who the baddy in this story was for quite a while so didn't feel as surprised as I should've been. Also, some aspect around police work in the UK wasn't accurate so that frustrated me a bit.
However, I still loved this book, I gave it 3.5 stars
I've had a great time with this novel and couldn't put it down. I found Niamh's character easy to relate to and the atmosphere in this book was quite dark, almost gothic feeling, the setting of the Museum a perfect fit.
Unfortunately, I guessed who the baddy in this story was for quite a while so didn't feel as surprised as I should've been. Also, some aspect around police work in the UK wasn't accurate so that frustrated me a bit.
However, I still loved this book, I gave it 3.5 stars
kkiwiz's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
The plot was quite predictable, the final fight underwhelming and the characters lack any sort of flaws. I feel like some authors forget that having trauma is not a flaw.
I absolutely loved Win Lose Kill Die by this author (the very first book I read by her), so I was really excited to read the others. The Midnight Game was a bit slower but good, even if the characters mostly lacked any sort of flaws. Again, having trauma does not count as a flaw.
I still in all honestly flew through it (the last one to die), inspite of the previous mentioned things, and that the times she was hanging with her crush were giving me the second hand embarrassment of my life.
The book is still fast-paced and below 300 pages. I like the writing style (apart from well what I mentioned) and quite enjoyed the tidbits about the mc’s heritage and accent. Also, I at the time did not have another book on me. This one kept me entertained and away from reality so there‘s that.
And the 0.25 stars are for Derek and museum dude (I am absolutely terrible with names, forgive me), bc they‘re adorable ❤️
I absolutely loved Win Lose Kill Die by this author (the very first book I read by her), so I was really excited to read the others. The Midnight Game was a bit slower but good, even if the characters mostly lacked any sort of flaws. Again, having trauma does not count as a flaw.
I still in all honestly flew through it (the last one to die), inspite of the previous mentioned things, and that the times she was hanging with her crush were giving me the second hand embarrassment of my life.
The book is still fast-paced and below 300 pages. I like the writing style (apart from well what I mentioned) and quite enjoyed the tidbits about the mc’s heritage and accent. Also, I at the time did not have another book on me. This one kept me entertained and away from reality so there‘s that.
And the 0.25 stars are for Derek and museum dude (I am absolutely terrible with names, forgive me), bc they‘re adorable ❤️
evielittlestone's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
geiravor's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
caffeineaddict980's review against another edition
4.0
16 year old Nimah has just arrived in London for the summer to study Drama and murders are happening across the city but there's one issue, the victims look similar to her.
Despite all the chaos, Nimah is determined to finish her course and her placement work at the Victorian Museum that has been assigned to her. However, there's something strange about it but as soon as she meets Tommy, a handsome co-worker, she begins to feel more at ease and even hopeful.
Loved this, an absolutely thrilling and page turner although the read was quite short, I agree with one of the quotes on the blurb stating that it was like 'Point Horror for the new generation' - Read lots of the Point Horror series throughout secondary school and that was exactly how it felt!
Despite all the chaos, Nimah is determined to finish her course and her placement work at the Victorian Museum that has been assigned to her. However, there's something strange about it but as soon as she meets Tommy, a handsome co-worker, she begins to feel more at ease and even hopeful.
Loved this, an absolutely thrilling and page turner although the read was quite short, I agree with one of the quotes on the blurb stating that it was like 'Point Horror for the new generation' - Read lots of the Point Horror series throughout secondary school and that was exactly how it felt!
finja13's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I love Cynthia Murphy but this book just no
calamitykatie's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
livjade's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
trr51591's review against another edition
3.0
Niamh is a sixteen-year-old girl away from home for the first time at a summer theater program in London. She’s excited to make new friends and explore the city, except her new friends keep getting murdered, which is kind of a buzzkill, especially when she realizes they all kind of look like her and that maybe that’s not a coincidence. To distract herself, Niamh throws herself into a flirtation with the handsome Tommy, who she meets volunteering at the Victorian Street Museum, where they dress up like 1800s people and do in-character tours. But her job becomes a different kind of distraction when Niamh sees a portrait of the Victorian girl she’s acting as and realizes they could be twins.
This is marketed as being a retro slasher vibe similar to “Scream”, “Urban Legend”, and “One Of Us is Lying” (all of which I love) but with a supernatural twist. Unfortunately, the twist was extremely obvious even from the blurb. I had assumed that was a decoy and was excited to see the reveal, only to be like “oh.” So I guess that’s on me for reading and watching too many things similar to this, but what a bummer. I had fun reading this but I think having it just be either a traditional slasher or lean more into the supernatural than it did would’ve worked better for me. I had a lot of questions about the logistics and details that didn’t make sense to me still after reading, which took me out of the story some. I think this would make a better movie than book, actually, because I can see the visuals being fun enough to distract from some of the blurrier plot areas.
This is a fun, quick read that could be a good distraction for a flight if you like cheesy horror movies and thrillers, but if you’re an avid reader of the genre you won’t find anything surprising here. Now I’m off to re-watch Urban Legend again. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
Niamh is a sixteen-year-old girl away from home for the first time at a summer theater program in London. She’s excited to make new friends and explore the city, except her new friends keep getting murdered, which is kind of a buzzkill, especially when she realizes they all kind of look like her and that maybe that’s not a coincidence. To distract herself, Niamh throws herself into a flirtation with the handsome Tommy, who she meets volunteering at the Victorian Street Museum, where they dress up like 1800s people and do in-character tours. But her job becomes a different kind of distraction when Niamh sees a portrait of the Victorian girl she’s acting as and realizes they could be twins.
This is marketed as being a retro slasher vibe similar to “Scream”, “Urban Legend”, and “One Of Us is Lying” (all of which I love) but with a supernatural twist. Unfortunately, the twist was extremely obvious even from the blurb. I had assumed that was a decoy and was excited to see the reveal, only to be like “oh.” So I guess that’s on me for reading and watching too many things similar to this, but what a bummer. I had fun reading this but I think having it just be either a traditional slasher or lean more into the supernatural than it did would’ve worked better for me. I had a lot of questions about the logistics and details that didn’t make sense to me still after reading, which took me out of the story some. I think this would make a better movie than book, actually, because I can see the visuals being fun enough to distract from some of the blurrier plot areas.
This is a fun, quick read that could be a good distraction for a flight if you like cheesy horror movies and thrillers, but if you’re an avid reader of the genre you won’t find anything surprising here. Now I’m off to re-watch Urban Legend again. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
labarrec's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty obvious, which is most likely due to the YA of it all. Not bad, but nothing special.