A review by readingwithrylanne
The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hurricane Harvey has just hit Texas in this exciting and isolated thriller, The Night of the Storm. Jia, a single mother, and her son go to her sister’s house to wait out the storm with some other people, but things aren’t what they seem. As the neighborhood quickly floods and people in the house begin to die, Jia realizes that she can’t trust her own family and friends. 

I can never complain about a quick and addictive thriller, and The Night of the Storm was both of those things. I do feel as though I had to suspend some of my belief with a few aspects of this book, but I am totally okay with doing so sometimes when I’m really enjoying something. I’m a big fan of locked room mysteries/thrillers, but I think I’ve only read one that utilizes a natural disaster/dangerous weather to do so. I read it in just a couple of sittings and will be interested to see what the author writes next!
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