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The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne

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astoriareader's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

SYNOPSIS:

There’s a big snow storm in the town of Silver Ridge, Colorado. A group of folks end up stuck together in the town’s library.
There is an altruistic librarian, an unhoused drug addicted man, an older, cynical woman, a teenage girl that no one can figure out, & a security guard that likes to read.
As the night goes on, we see there’s more to all of the characters beneath their surfaces.

MY THOUGHTS

This was an easy, quick read.
I enjoyed the writing style. Multiple POVs. Switched between Nora (the librarian), Marlene (older woman), & Lewis (unhoused man). There are some flashbacks/memories to prior moments, as the majority of book takes place on this one night.
Major Breakfest Club vibes.
There are some heavy topics throughout the book, such as losing a parent, drug addiction, loneliness, etc. For that reason, I would recommend starting the book when you are in the right head space for it.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️quick read. Breakfast Club vibes.

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rebecca158's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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dazyiscrazy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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mydiverseshelf's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.0

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kkamin3's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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sweetdee27's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Five people are snowed in during a record setting snowstorm. Stuck in a library together, nothing happens. Yet everything changes.
This book made me feel things I haven’t felt in a while and choked me up toward the end. I was worried the ending would be trite or “neat” and it was sheer perfection. The writing is impeccable. Descriptions are poetic and beautiful. I literally don’t know that there was anything I hated. This book is as close to perfect as it gets.

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heathermarie08's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This book goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover and you never know what's going on in someone's life. The characters drew me in and I enjoyed getting to know them. I really enjoyed that a good portion of the book was dedicated to what happened after the snowstorm. It wasn't just focused on the one night, but continued the character development and relationships.

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