Reviews

Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

lilpeachy87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

amirahazhar's review against another edition

2.0

I had such high expectations but this was essentially Twilight fanfic ... and the ending .... no words.

justbeingcaroline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

xmacabre's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

metalmakubex's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

booklovingcatmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

tayloormc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

charliemaryann's review against another edition

2.0

It took me forever to read this one, it’s deffo not on the same par as In my dreams I hold a knife and the last housewife. Aggressively average in my opinion. Although yeah there are dark themes and I’m a dark themes girl.

So, basically swamp town Louisiana, population religious cult. This is a story of religious trauma following Ruth, the pastors daughter who falls in love with an Edward Cullen wannabe, Everett but they are forbidden to see each other, because Everett is the towns outcast and that’s no man for the pastor’s daughter right? But Ruth has other ideas, a certain darkness inside of her that will reframe everything she has ever known, epseically when a string of murders happen that are blamed on “the low man.”

Guys, I don’t know what it is, this is different from her other work and it just didn’t work for me. There were parts that were just such a slog to get through, and I found myself bored to say the least. I do think the religious trauma is handled well. Just, I didn’t have any attachment to the couple, this didn’t excite me.

This feels like an episode of Riverdale, in fact I’d be surprised if she wasn’t inspired by Riverdale because there are some references and similarities.

caitlinlerossignol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

exquisite_tragedy's review against another edition

3.0

Not sure about Verity, but I definitely agree with the comparison to A Flicker in the Dark. I enjoyed the gothic southern setting and found it very atmospheric. I was absolutely loving the vibes of the first 50% or, but then the pacing (which was already fairly slow) started to drag and I just lost interest in the second half.

CWs for murder, rape/sexual assault, religious extremism, child abuse

Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 3/5 (narrated by Sarah Welborn)
Length 12h7min