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It Ends At Midnight by Harriet Tyce

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bexj30's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Another fast-faced fabulous thriller from Harriet Tyce, that I simply could not put down. Unreliable characters, intelligent writing and non-stop drama.

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harryjandrews_99's review

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

At first I was really enjoying it, then about halfway I was sick of the characters I hated them all except for the narrator and I was so sure I knew where it was going. Bit of a twist at the end that changes my view of it that was a surprise, but not my fave thing I’ve read

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kateea7536's review

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dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The premise was a very interesting one. I love a murder mystery sort of book but I found a few things a bit jarring. I found the fact that there was lots of interjections from the crime that was presented at the start of the book throughout. This meant the end was supremely obvious because you knew what was going to happen, it was just a case of who. I felt the book could have been half the length it was because a lot of it was repetition of the same plot points again and again e.g. Tess wanting Sylvie to talk to Linda. Tess and Sylvie’s friendship wasn’t particularly believable, they just seemed highly incompatible. I didn’t feel I knew the characters well enough. There was also so much of the book based around alcohol, which was a bit boring and repetitive.

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velsbooknook's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.0

This was a very good and twisty thriller which kept me guessing the whole time! First of all the start of the story is absolutely amazing and very dark! The story follows Sylvie and her relationship to her long-time friend Tess. There are moments in the past and presence. Besides this storyline we also get to see the main character work at court again. By now you should know that I very much enjoyed the legal aspect of the first two books by the author and it was no difference with It Ends At Midnight. It was a very enjoyable and quick read for me but I wasn't as invested as I was in the first two books by Tyce. I even was a little scared of the progress of the story but luckily everything worked out later in the story. I can actually see myself rereading this book at some point because of the way it was written and I think I would enjoy it a little bit more the second time around.

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mysterymom40's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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no_more_shelf_control's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT by Harriet Tyce and narrated by Lucy Patterson, George Weightmore, and Samara MacLaren was a dark thriller that kept me guessing!

The story begins with a fox sniffing out the blood of the bodies that have fallen from the roof, impaled on the fencing. (Like I said, dark, but what a gripping start!) As the pages turn, we go back in time to Sylvie being pushed into her long-time friend Tess's world with the revelation of a brain tumor. This begins the events of a vow renewal on the Scottish new year's celebration of Hogmanay, the night of the fox's discovery.

Sylvie and Tess have a complicated friendship and as Sylvie is climbing the judicial ladder and presiding over a case that stirs old concerns, Tess is pushing to drag the same event up for some sort of closure with the looming threat of her tumor.

There were layers to this story that I don't want to spoil, so if you enjoy a darker thrill, go in blind!

I would caution ⚠️ those sensitive to sexual assault and more graphic descriptions. This is my first of Tyce's novels, so I wasn't as prepared. Fortunately, that wasn't too long, and the story at large was compelling enough for me to get past it. (I don't enjoy any "open door" scenes, consent or not.)

The various narrators were a great feature of this story. In between Sylvie's story and memories leading up to midnight, there were peppered scenes of police witness statements, and then from one of the victims after the fall. It made for a very dark, atmospheric read!

Again, a shout out to @hankpryan for introducing me to this story via her YouTube channel, A Mighty Blaze! I listened to the author chat, checked my @NetGalley and requested the audio! I am grateful to @tantoraudio and @recordedbooks for this @sourcebooks title that you granted to me. The audio will be available February 21st!

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