That Night in the Library
Ratings4
Average rating2.6
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Ratings4
Average rating2.6
"Once you enter the library, there's no turning back." —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteries From critically acclaimed librarian and author Eva Jurczyk comes That Night in the Library, a chilling literary mystery that transports readers to a world where secrets live in the dark, books breathe fears to life, and the only way out is to wait until morning. On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they'll scatter in different directions to start their real lives? But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out—and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer. One night locked in the library. What could go wrong?
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This read a bit like a B-movie to me. I really had difficulty getting into it and the multiple POVs really got challenging after a while. Overall, this one was just okay. The idea of doing drugs to complete an ancient Greek ritual didn't titilate me like the premise of the book made it seem. I found myself bored often and the little bit of action only held my attention for so long before it went back to being bland again.
Thanks NetGalley and Poisoned Pen for this ARC.
Netgalley read.
That's a lot of words when “Don't do drugs” would suffice.
This might be great for some people but this was not for me, I found all of the characters unlikable. I didn't find the story believable on bit.
No fire alarm that's connected to a fire station or similar in a library with rare books, really?
There were a few turns this could have taken to be interesting but it didn't.
This book didn't reach my expectations. I felt like I was waiting for the story to get going and it just kinda didn't.
It felt a bit over written and the characters were really uninspiring.
The ending is the only saving grace in this book. I am glad I finished it because the ending was actually worth it. I wonder if it was just above my paygrade and didn't get it but the ending is worth it.
The pace wasn't quite right either. It was a bit slow then a lot going on and then nothing but it felt unfinished. I actually would loved to listen to the audio as maybe something was lost in translation for me
3 stars
I, too, enjoyed the film BODIES BODIES BODIES. This is just that, but in a library.
