A review by raven_snow
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This picks up about 50% of the way through and gets better at 80%... But I wouldn't say it ever gets good. Too much kid focus in a vague, I-am-an-adult-but-an-unorepared-for-responsibility way that didn't add meaningfully to the character of the kids themselves. I found the flashback chapters much more interesting than the present day chapters. Some of the final reveals are things I expected, but a lot of them were surprises. The flashforward ending is saccharine and overly simplified.

If this is generally considered a "good" Riley Sager book, then I have no interest in reading another one.
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