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ottercorg 's review for:
Middle of the Night
by Riley Sager
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me about 50 or so pages to get into it, but then I didn't want to put it down.
Middle of the Night had me genuinely scared at moments - heart pounding, gasping aloud, having to step away to catch my breath - and by the end just had my heart aching.
It is gripping, and the twists and turns of the plot had me shocked over and over. Granted, I never see a plot twist coming. However, there were so many twists and moments of "It must be HIM! No...it was HER! But wait! Actually it was..." that it almost got a little old. It's not that I think the book dragged, but I didn't appreciate how much the plot teased and tugged me around. It's the only reason I docked it from 5 stars. Well that, and I didn't like that there were still some loose ends to Johnny's part of the story that I would've liked to see wrapped up.
I will certainly be adding more of Sager's thrillers to my list!
Middle of the Night had me genuinely scared at moments - heart pounding, gasping aloud, having to step away to catch my breath - and by the end just had my heart aching.
It is gripping, and the twists and turns of the plot had me shocked over and over. Granted, I never see a plot twist coming. However, there were so many twists and moments of "It must be HIM! No...it was HER! But wait! Actually it was..." that it almost got a little old. It's not that I think the book dragged, but I didn't appreciate how much the plot teased and tugged me around. It's the only reason I docked it from 5 stars. Well that, and I didn't like that there were still some loose ends to Johnny's part of the story that I would've liked to see wrapped up.
I will certainly be adding more of Sager's thrillers to my list!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol