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ellie_m 's review for:
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour
by Ashley Winstead
Wow. I absolutely loved it. I immediately want to reread it after I finished it. The complexity of the story and characters. The way everything linked up to something else. The small details and choices in the writings. It is clear there was so much thought put into this book.
The setting felt vibrant and truly like a small town. (Not like a “small town” where the characters only go to three places.) But a true small town where gossip flies like wildfires and everyone is intertwined with someone else whether they like it or not.
The main character Ruth, though you wanted to scream at her at times had such a strong character arc. The way her character grew which you can see over the timeline was so well crafted it made her actions feel intentional.
The inclusion of twilight, though I was skeptical at first, added more layers to the book. It always made me think a little deeper about why the author may have chosen to reference the book in that scene and the book as a whole.
The author’s Q&A at the end made the book even better for me as it added more understanding for me as to some of the choices she made in the writing and story. It also made me think so much more about the complexity of the story and how it can be applied to real life. It really made me love the story more and want to reread it to see everything I missed.
I know my opinion is unpopular based on the average rating. However, if you are skeptical going in, I would say it is a complex, slow build story about a religion, small southern town filled with secrets. But more than that what it means to make just decisions, when it’s okay to disobey authority, and how personal motivations can drive our actions.
The setting felt vibrant and truly like a small town. (Not like a “small town” where the characters only go to three places.) But a true small town where gossip flies like wildfires and everyone is intertwined with someone else whether they like it or not.
The main character Ruth, though you wanted to scream at her at times had such a strong character arc. The way her character grew which you can see over the timeline was so well crafted it made her actions feel intentional.
The inclusion of twilight, though I was skeptical at first, added more layers to the book. It always made me think a little deeper about why the author may have chosen to reference the book in that scene and the book as a whole.
The author’s Q&A at the end made the book even better for me as it added more understanding for me as to some of the choices she made in the writing and story. It also made me think so much more about the complexity of the story and how it can be applied to real life. It really made me love the story more and want to reread it to see everything I missed.
I know my opinion is unpopular based on the average rating. However, if you are skeptical going in, I would say it is a complex, slow build story about a religion, small southern town filled with secrets. But more than that what it means to make just decisions, when it’s okay to disobey authority, and how personal motivations can drive our actions.