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Average rating3.9
"In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist. Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners' bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into uproar--and Ruth realizes only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the town's secret underbelly in search of true evil. A dark and powerful novel like fans have come to expect from Ashley Winstead, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is an examination of the ways we've come to expect love, religion, and stories to save us, the lengths we have to go to in order to take back power, and the monstrous work of being a girl in this world."--
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3.5 Stars
Ive had so many emotions reading this. Anger, Frustration, and hopeful. Ruth is our main character throughout the book, and its told through her POV. Ever, Ruths best friend, had my heart the whole time. So mysterious and sweet. A few twists and turns. And what an ending...
Warning: Triggering content and Religion extremes
Midnight is the Darkest Hour is advertised as a thriller but really it's a drama with an unhinged romance and a bit of mystery. I loved the creepy, humid, cloistered feeling of Bottom Springs in southern Louisiana. Winstead really created an isolated and moody atmosphere with her prose.
Ruth and Everett, though town outcasts, are just as strange as the other residents—in their own special way. Neither of them are likable characters, but I lived for the tension between them and their codependent romance.
The mystery surrounds the dead bodies showing up in the swamp and the secret lives of the zealously religious residents. It wasn't too complex but still kept me interested.
P.S. Yes, there are numerous Twilight references. If you hate the series or don't like the idea of a repressed, neglected teen finding solace in a mediocre vampire romance story, then this book isn't for you.
this was not nearly at christmasy as i wish. the romance was cute but not memorable. the smut and writing ate tho.