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A review by vickiv84
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is my first Ashley Winstead book. Content warnings include child abuse, religious idealization, SA, gun violence, gang activity, and drug use.
This book follows the unlikely friendship formed between the preachers daughter and the town outcast in a tragic incident. I enjoyed the Louisiana small town setting. While I found the FMC to be so naive and annoying, I can recognize the trauma that might come with the strictest of religious upbringings. That being said, I found the mystery storyline to be compelling and dark. This book takes a very critical look at the kinds of abuse that happen in fundamentalist's religions and how people vastly loyal to these groups can allow these kinds of abuses to continue. The FMC's eyes are opened to brainwashing, lying, and betrayal. However, having these eyes opened and the light shed on this world,ultimately turns her into a serial killer and that just wasn't believable to me, though highly entertaining.
This book follows the unlikely friendship formed between the preachers daughter and the town outcast in a tragic incident. I enjoyed the Louisiana small town setting. While I found the FMC to be so naive and annoying, I can recognize the trauma that might come with the strictest of religious upbringings. That being said, I found the mystery storyline to be compelling and dark. This book takes a very critical look at the kinds of abuse that happen in fundamentalist's religions and how people vastly loyal to these groups can allow these kinds of abuses to continue. The FMC's eyes are opened to brainwashing, lying, and betrayal. However, having these eyes opened and the light shed on this world,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry