A review by emmsbookshelf
Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Dark Olympus Series has been great fun for me from the beginning and thus far there has not been a single one of these books I haven’t liked, Midnight Ruin was no exception and was a wild ride from start to finish.  Whilst the books in these series are technically interconnected standalone’s you can not fully appreciate the story without having read the other books in the series before reading Midnight Ruin. 
 
And ohh boy did this book jump right in! We get a taste of some of the juicy stuff between Orpheus, Charon and Eurydice really early on (considering the last few Dark Olympus books were a bit more slow burn this was a nice treat).  From Book One we have been drip fed information about Eurydice and we have watched her character grow through the perspective of different protagonists who vary in their proximity to her (her sisters, mothers colleagues and general acquaintances) so it is very exciting to see this cut throat world through her eyes.  Her self-exploration and growth was well rounded and her interactions with Orpheus and Charon had good flow. 
 
While this story was majority character driven and led, the overarching plot continued to advance in this story.  It has been a while since we have had a story anchored mostly in the Lower City and we continued to see additional layers in the city of New Olympus.  This book continued to add elements to the political intrigue and built on the established dynamics.  Katee Roberts writing is also so wonderfully considerate of its audience, there is complete transparency with trigger warnings at the start and the effort in ensuring balanced representation of all types of people of different backgrounds, identities and sexualities is something that the genre desperately needs, she does it well and without fanfare.  Midnight Ruin showcased a very diverse cast of characters who just went about their business, it was fantastic. 
 
My only criticism is the same as it has been with the last two Dark Olympus books, it needed to be just a little bit longer.  I’d love for just a tiny bit more exploration at the end to make it a little less abrupt, but I know that this is a series of interconnected stories and I have complete faith that this series will be tied together with the right level of closure at the appropriate moment in the series. 
 
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review, these thoughts are all my own.
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